Template:Article/doc

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 |prefix1= |first1= |last1= |suffix1= |prefix2= |first2= |last2= |suffix2= |editor-first= |editor-last= |title= |subtitle= |part= |periodical= |volume= |number= |date= |page= |gbooks= |histpgh= |archive= |url= |note= |is-subref={{{is-subref|}}} |source-name={{subst:PAGENAME}} }}	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