url URLThe URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found
titleThe title of the source page on the website; will display with quotation marks added
last last1 author author1 authorsThe surname of the author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors
first first1Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors
authorlink authorlink1 author-link author1-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors
last2 author2The surname of the second author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink2'.
first2Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; do not wikilink.
authorlink2 author2-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.
dateFull date when the source was published; if unknown, use accessdate instead; do not wikilink
yearYear of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known
editor-last editor1-last editor editorsThe surname of the editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors.
editor-first editor1-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'
editor-link editor1-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors
editor2-last editor2The surname of the second editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor2-link'.
editor2-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; do not wikilink.
editor2-link editor2link editorlink2Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor.
website workTitle of the website; may be wikilinked; will display in italics
seriesSeries identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal
publisherName of the publisher; may be wikilinked
locationGeographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'
pagePage in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'
pagesPages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source; displays after 'pp.'
atMay be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient
languageThe language in which the source is written, if not English; use the full language name; do not use icons or templates
script-titleFor titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. For Japanese use: |script-title=ja:...
trans-titleAn English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended
typeAdditional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case
formatFormat of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML
othersUsed to record other (non-author) contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'
monthName of the month of publication; do not wikilink; use 'date' instead, if day of month is also known
orig-year origyearOriginal year of publication; provide specifics
publication-placePublication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'
publication-dateDate of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink
noppSet to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover')
arxivAn identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers
asinAmazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters
asin-tldASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US
bibcodeBibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters
doiDigital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'
doi-broken-dateThe date that the DOI was determined to be broken
isbnInternational Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible
issnInternational Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen
jfmJahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code
jstorJSTOR identifier
lccnLibrary of Congress Control Number
mrMathematical Reviews identifier
oclcOnline Computer Library Center number
olOpen Library identifier
ostiOffice of Scientific and Technical Information identifier
pmcPubMed Center article number
pmidPubMed Unique Identifier
rfcRequest for Comments number
ssrnSocial Science Research Network
zblZentralblatt MATH journal identifier
idA unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable
archiveurl archive-urlThe URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'
archivedate archive-dateDate when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink
dead-urlIf set to 'no', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live
accessdateThe full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink
quoteRelevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation
refAn anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv template
postscriptThe closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined
- Default
- .
subscriptionWhen set to yes, displays '(subscription required)' to indicate an online source that requires subscription
registrationWhen set to yes, displays '(registration required)' to indicate an online source that requires registration
separatorThe punctuation used to separate lists of authors, editors, etc.; a space must be encoded as   do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark
- Default
- .
layurlURL link to a non-technical summary or review of the source; alias of 'laysummary'
laysourceName of the source of the laysummary; displays in italics, preceded by an en dash
laydateDate of the summary; displays in parentheses
author-maskReplaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead
last3 author3The surname of the third author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink3'.
first3Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; do not wikilink.
authorlink3 author3-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.
last4 author4The surname of the fourth author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink4'.
first4Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; do not wikilink.
authorlink4 author4-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.
last5 author5The surname of the fifth author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink5'.
first5Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; do not wikilink.
authorlink5 author5-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.
last6 author6The surname of the sixth author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink6'.
first6 author6-linkGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; do not wikilink.
authorlink6Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.
last7 author7The surname of the seventh author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink7'.
first7Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; do not wikilink.
authorlink7 author7-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.
last8 author8The surname of the eighth author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink8'.
first8Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; do not wikilink.
authorlink8 author8-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.
last9 author9The surname of the ninth author; do not wikilink, use 'authorlink9'. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.
first9Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; do not wikilink.
authorlink9 author9-linkTitle of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.
author-name-separatorChanges the separator between last and first names; defaults to a comma and space; a space must be encoded as   do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark
- Default
- ,
author-separatorChanges the separator between authors; defaults to a semicolon and space; a space must be encoded as   do not use an asterisk, colon, or hash mark
- Default
- ;
display-authors displayauthorsNumber of authors to display before 'et al.' is used; default is to do so after 8 of 9 are listed.
- Default
- 8
lastauthorampWhen set to any value, changes the separator between the last two names of the author list to 'space ampersand space'
editor3-last editor3The surname of the third editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor3-link'.
editor3-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; do not wikilink.
editor3-link editor3link editorlink3Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor.
editor4-last editor4The surname of the fourth editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor4-link'.
editor4-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; do not wikilink.
editor4-link editor4link editorlink4Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor.
editor5-last editor5The surname of the fifth editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor5-link'.
editor5-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; do not wikilink.
editor5-link editor5link editorlink5Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor.
editor6-last editor6The surname of the sixth editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor6-link'.
editor6-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; do not wikilink.
editor6-link editor6link editorlink6Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor.
editor7-last editor7The surname of the seventh editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor7-link'.
editor7-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; do not wikilink.
editor7-link editor7link editorlink7Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor.
editor8-last editor8The surname of the eigth editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor8-link'.
editor8-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the eigth editor; do not wikilink.
editor8-link editor8link editorlink8Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor.
editor9-last editor9The surname of the ninth editor; do not wikilink, use 'editor9-link'.
editor9-firstGiven or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; do not wikilink.
editor9-link editor9link editorlink9Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor.
editionSpecify the edition or revision of the source, when applicable. For example: '2nd' or '5.1'. What you supply here is suffixed by ' ed.'