Template:Citation
Template:Citation
A general-purpose citation template. Called by {{Cite web}}, {{Cite journal}}, {{Cite encyclopedia}}, and others.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
title |
Title of the work (required) | About BOINC Central
|
url |
URL if online | https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/about.php
|
author or last |
Author surname | Anderson
|
first |
Author first name | David P.
|
date or year |
Publication date | 2022
|
publisher |
Publisher name | University of California, Berkeley
|
encyclopedia / work / journal |
Name of the larger work | Wikipedia
|
pages |
Page number(s) | 12–15
|
doi |
Digital Object Identifier | 10.1000/xyz123
|
isbn |
ISBN number | 978-3-16-148410-0
|
access-date or accessdate |
Date URL was accessed | 2026-05-18
|
Example
{{Citation |last=Anderson |first=David P. |date=2022 |title=A brief history of BOINC |url=https://continuum-hypothesis.com/boinc_history.php |access-date=2026-05-18}}
Renders as: Anderson, David P. (2022). A brief history of BOINC. Retrieved 2026-05-18.