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Usage
editThis template is for using plain-text citations with {{sfn}}, {{harvnb}}, and similar templates.
- Syntax:
{{Cite plain | [AUTHOR] | [YEAR] | [CITATION] }}- [AUTHOR] is the author name, e.g. "Smith", "Smith & Jones", or "Smith, et al.". It should be the same as the first parameter in the reference template (e.g.
{{sfn|AUTHOR|YEAR}}). - [YEAR] is the year of the work, e.g. "2020". Strings such as "2020b" are also permissible. It should be the same as the second parameter in the reference template (e.g.
{{sfn|AUTHOR|YEAR}}). - [CITATION] is the plain-text citation.
- [AUTHOR] is the author name, e.g. "Smith", "Smith & Jones", or "Smith, et al.". It should be the same as the first parameter in the reference template (e.g.
- Example:
- A plain-text citation, e.g. in a "Works cited" section of an article, such as "Smith, J (2020). My First Book. Reputable Publisher, Inc. ISBN 123456789." can be linked with {{sfn}} and {{harvnb}} by wrapping the citation in {{Cite plain}}:
{{Cite plain|Smith|2020|Smith, J (2020). ''My First Book''. Reputable Publisher, Inc. ISBN 123456789.}}{{sfn|Smith|2020|p=1}}and{{harvnb|Smith|2020}}will link to the Smith 2020 citation.
- Try it out by clicking on the "Smith 2020" link below:
- Example citation:
- Code:
{{Cite plain|Smith|2020|Smith, J (2020). ''My First Book''. Reputable Publisher, Inc. ISBN 123456789.}} - Result: Smith, J (2020). My First Book. Reputable Publisher, Inc. ISBN 123456789.
- Code:
- Example reference:
- Code:
{{harvnb|Smith|2020|p=1}} - Result: Smith 2020, p. 1
- Code:
- Example citation:
- A plain-text citation, e.g. in a "Works cited" section of an article, such as "Smith, J (2020). My First Book. Reputable Publisher, Inc. ISBN 123456789." can be linked with {{sfn}} and {{harvnb}} by wrapping the citation in {{Cite plain}}: