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The {{article}} template is used to make a citation for an article in a periodical (e.g., a journal or magazine). Sources that use the {{article}} template are added to Category:Article sources.

For newspaper articles, use {{news}}.

Full syntax

Template with all parameters Parameter Description
{{article
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 |last2=
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 |editor-first=
 |editor-last=
 |title=
 |subtitle=
 |part=
 |periodical=
 |volume=
 |number=
 |date=
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}}
prefix1 First author's prefix (e.g., Mrs.). Do not use this for honorary prefixes like "Dr." or "Prof." See {{name}}. For an article with only one author, prefix can be used as a synonym.
first1 First author's first name. For an article with only one author, first can be used as a synonym.
last1 First author's last name, or the whole name of the first author when that author has a single name (such as an organization). For an article with only one author, last can be used as a synonym.
suffix1 First author's suffix (e.g., Jr.). See {{name}}. For an article with only one author, suffix can be used as a synonym.
prefix2 Second author.
first2
last2
suffix2
editor-first Editor's first name.
editor-last Editor's last name.
title The title of the article. This should be in sentence case.
subtitle The subtitle of the article. This should be in sentence case.
part A number, if the article is split into parts.
periodical The name of the periodical in which this article was published.
volume The volume of the issue in which this article was published. See {{volume}} for details.
number The number of the issue in which this article was published.
date The date of the issue in which this article was published.
page The page or page range of the article.
gbooks One or more Google Books IDs for the article or periodical, separated by spaces.
histpgh One or more Historic Pittsburgh IDs for the article or periodical, separated by spaces.
archive One or more Internet Archive IDs, separated by spaces.
url One or more URLs for the article, separated by spaces.
note A note to be appended to the end of the citation.
is-subref Set this parameter to true when citing this article inside the definition of another source in the "Source" namespace. This changes some punctuation and suppresses the categorization of the source in Category:Article sources.
source-name The page name of this source (in the "Source" namespace). This is used to provide a link to the source page.

Usage examples

{{article
 |first=Margaret Pearson
 |last=Bothwell
 |title=Devereux Smith, fearless pioneer
 |periodical=Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
 |volume=40
 |number=4
 |date=winter 1957
 |page=277–291
 |url=https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/2584
 |source-name=Bothwell
}}

Margaret Pearson Bothwell. "Devereux Smith, fearless pioneer." Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, vol. 40, no. 4, winter 1957, pp. 277–291. https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/2584. [view source]bothwell

{{article
 |title=Obituary
 |subtitle=Thomas S. Blair
 |periodical=The Iron Age
 |date=1898-10-27
 |page=22
 |gbooks=u0YZAs39upwC
 |source-name=Blair-obit-iron-age
}}

"Obituary: Thomas S. Blair." The Iron Age, Oct. 27, 1898, p. 22. Google Books u0YZAs39upwC. [view source]blair-obit-iron-age

{{article
 |first1=James D.
 |last1=Van Trump
 |first2=James Brian
 |last2=Cannon
 |title=An affair of honor
 |subtitle=Pittsburgh's last duel
 |periodical=Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
 |volume=57
 |number=3
 |date=1974-07
 |page=307–315
 |url=https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/3278
 |source-name=Van-trump-cannon
}}

James D. Van Trump and James Brian Cannon. "An affair of honor: Pittsburgh's last duel." Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine, vol. 57, no. 3, July 1974, pp. 307–315. https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/3278. [view source]van-trump-cannon