Template:Cite book

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If the correct parameters are used, this template produces output identical to that of the {{Citation}} template, with one important exception: By default, this Citation template uses periods (full stops) in places where the Citation template use commas by default; either type of template can use periods (full stops) or commas by using an optional parameter.

Usage

Horizontal formats

Most common

To cite a book with a credited author

{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |access-date=}}

To cite a book with no credited author

{{cite book |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |access-date=}}

To cite an online book that has been archived

{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}

To cite a book written in a foreign language

{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |trans-title= |language= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |access-date=}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language book re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite book |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |language= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote=}}

Full

{{cite book |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |display-authors= |author-mask1= |author-mask2= |collaboration= |df= |date= |year= |orig-date= |orig-year= |contributor-last1= |contributor-first1= |contributor-link1= |contributor-last2= |contributor-first2= |contributor-link2= |display-contributors= |contributor-mask1= |contributor-mask2= |chapter= |script-chapter= |chapter-url= |chapter-url-access= |trans-chapter= |chapter-format= |contribution= |script-contribution= |contribution-url= |contribution-url-access= |trans-contribution= |contribution-format= |location= |editor-last1= |editor-first1= |editor-link1= |editor-last2= |editor-first2= |editor-link2= |display-editors= |editor-mask1= |editor-mask2= |title= |script-title= |title-link= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |department= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |interviewer-last1= |interviewer-first1= |interviewer-link1= |interviewer-last2= |interviewer-first2= |interviewer-link2= |display-interviewers= |interviewer-mask1= |interviewer-mask2= |translator-last1= |translator-first1= |translator-link1= |translator-last2= |translator-first2= |translator-link2= |display-translators= |translator-mask1= |translator-mask2= |others= |name-list-style= |edition= |publication-place= |publisher= |publication-date= |minutes= |time-caption= |time= |page= |pages= |at= |no-pp= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |mode= |ref= |postscript=}}

Vertical formats

Most common

To cite a book with a credited author

{{cite book
|last        = 
|first       = 
|date        = 
|title       = 
|url         = 
|location    = 
|publisher   = 
|page        = 
|isbn        = 
|access-date = 
}}

To cite a book with no credited author

{{cite book
|author      = <!-- not stated -->
|date        = 
|title       = 
|url         = 
|location    = 
|publisher   = 
|page        = 
|isbn        = 
|access-date = 
}}

To cite an online book that has been archived

{{cite book
|last         = 
|first        = 
|date         = 
|title        = 
|url          = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|page         = 
|isbn         = 
|url-status   = 
|archive-url  = 
|archive-date = 
|access-date  = 
}}

To cite a book written in a foreign language

{{cite book
|last        = 
|first       = 
|date        = 
|title       = 
|url         = 
|trans-title = 
|language    = 
|location    = 
|publisher   = 
|page        = 
|isbn        = 
|access-date = 
}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language book re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite book
|last1        = 
|first1       = 
|last2        = 
|first2       = 
|date         = 
|title        = 
|url          = 
|url-access   = 
|trans-title  = 
|format       = 
|language     = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|page         = 
|isbn         = 
|url-status   = 
|archive-url  = 
|archive-date = 
|access-date  = 
|via          = 
|quote        = 
}}