Template:PlainCitePub/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:PlainCitePub. It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template exactly like Template:CitePub, with two exceptions. First, it is not a reference template in the sense that it does not create footnote-styled references. Instead, it creates the same text that {{CitePub}} would as a non-reference. This is desirable if a certain publication is the source of the majority of an article, as having the same reference at the end of every sentence. Second, it does not have the "name" parameter, as this only applies to footnote-style references.

{{PlainCitePub |author= |title= |pages= |publisher= |pubyear= |date=~~~~~}}

Author

The author of the publication, last name then first. If no author is listed, set to "no".

Title

The title of the publication.

Pages

The pages which are being cited, use hyphens to denote a page range, and commas to separate pages and page ranges, e.g. 3, 4, 5-7, 10.

Publisher

The publisher of the publication, usually found on the back cover, the spine, or the first few pages.

Pubyear

The year the publication was published.

Date

Leave this field as ~~~~~, it will automatically be converted to the proper date and time format. When verifying the reference, delete whatever is provided and change it to ~~~~~.