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About this template
Template:Citation/identifier is a helper template to Wikipedia's citation system. This template ties in with other templates like Template:Citation/core. Specifically, it helps render how identifiers like ASIN, ISBN, and JSTOR are rendered in references, producing a consistent look throughout the encyclopedia.
Stand-alone templates
Most of the fields have stand-alone templates for other uses.
Usage
Each identifier is invoked by use of |identifier= to define the type and one or more input parameters:
| Identifier | |identifier= |
|input1= |
|input2= |
|input3= |
error check | Stand-alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arXiv | arxiv | value | none | {{Arxiv}} | ||
| ASIN | asin | value | top-level ___domain; defaults to com; do not include leading dot; valid values: co.jp, co.uk, ca, cn, fr, de, it or es |
none | {{ASIN}} | |
| Bibcode | bibcode | value | none | {{Bibcode}} | ||
| doi | doi | value | date the DOI is broken | if true, then error category is suppressed |
ensure doi begins with 10. if not an error shows and the page is placed in Category:Pages with DOI errors |
{{doi}} |
| hdl | hdl | value | none | {{hdl}} | ||
| ISBN | isbn | value | none | {{ISBN}} | ||
| ISMN | ismn | value | none | {{ISMN}} | ||
| ISSN | issn | value | none | {{ISSN}} | ||
| JFM | jfm | value | none | {{JFM}} | ||
| JSTOR | jstor | value | none | {{JSTOR}} | ||
| LCCN | lccn | value | none | {{LCCN}} | ||
| MR | mr | value | none | {{MR}} | ||
| OCLC | oclc | value | none | {{OCLC}} | ||
| OL | ol | value | none | {{OL}} | ||
| OSTI | osti | value | none | {{OSTI}} | ||
| PMC | pmc | value | none | {{PMC}} | ||
| PMID | pmid | value | none | {{PMID}} | ||
| RFC | rfc | value | none | {{IETF RFC}} | ||
| SSRN | ssrn | value | none | {{SSRN}} | ||
| Zbl | zbl | value | none | {{Zbl}} |
Notes
- Changes should be synchronized between this template and the stand-alone templates.
- {{cite journal}} uses PMC in the url parameter; this needs to be synchronized.