Template:Cite book

Last updated2025-10-26View on consumerrights.wiki ↗

Template documentation

Usage

See the full documentation on wikipedia for extensive examples and documentation.

This template formats a citation to a book using the provided bibliographic information (such as author and title) as well as various formatting options.

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	`last` `last1` `author` `author1` `author1-last` `author-last` `surname1` `author-last1` `subject1` `surname` `author-last` `subject`	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	suggested
First name	`first` `given` `author-first` `first1` `given1` `author-first1` `author1-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	suggested
Author link	`author-link` `author-link1` `author1-link` `subject-link` `subject-link1` `subject1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
URL	`url` `URL`	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "http://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://books.google.com/books?id=...	URL	optional
Title	`title`	The title of the book; displays in italics	String	required
Title link	`title-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the source named in title – do not use a web address; do not wikilink.	Page name	optional
Vancouver style author list	`vauthors`	If using Vancouver style, comma separated list of author names; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses Example Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation))	String	optional
Last name 2	`last2` `author2` `surname2` `author-last2` `author2-last` `subject2`	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	optional
First name 2	`first2` `given2` `author-first2` `author2-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2' instead; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	String	optional
Author link 2	`author-link2` `author2-link` `subject-link2` `subject2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 3	`last3` `author3` `surname3` `author-last3` `author3-last` `subject3`	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3' instead.	String	optional
First name 3	`first3` `given3` `author-first3` `author3-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 3	`author-link3` `author3-link` `subject-link3` `subject3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	`last4` `author4` `surname4` `author-last4` `author4-last` `subject4`	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4' instead.	String	optional
First name 4	`first4` `given4` `author-first4` `author4-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 4	`author-link4` `author4-link` `subject-link4` `subject4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	`last5` `author5` `surname5` `author-last5` `author5-last` `subject5`	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5' instead.	String	optional
First name 5	`first5` `given5` `author-first5` `author5-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 5	`author-link5` `author5-link` `subject-link5` `subject5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	`last6` `author6` `surname6` `author-last6` `author6-last` `subject6`	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6' instead.	String	optional
First name 6	`first6` `given6` `author-first6` `author6-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 6	`author-link6` `author6-link` `subject-link6` `subject6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	`last7` `author7` `surname7` `author-last7` `author7-last` `subject7`	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7' instead.	String	optional
First name 7	`first7` `given7` `author-first7` `author7-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 7	`author-link7` `author7-link` `subject-link7` `subject7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	`last8` `author8` `surname8` `author-last8` `author8-last` `subject8`	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8' instead.	String	optional
First name 8	`first8` `given8` `author-first8` `author8-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 8	`author-link8` `author8-link` `subject-link8` `subject8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	`last9` `author9` `surname9` `author-last9` `author9-last` `subject9`	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9' instead. If nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and 'et al.' will show in place of the last author.	String	optional
First name 9	`first9` `given9` `author-first9` `author9-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	String	optional
Author link 9	`author-link9` `author9-link` `subject-link9` `subject9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Collaboration	`collaboration`	Name of a group of authors or collaborators; requires author, last, or vauthors which list one or more primary authors; follows author name-list; appends 'et al.' to author name-list.	String	optional
Date	`date`	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Work	`work` `journal` `website` `newspaper` `magazine`	Name of the work in which the cited book text is found	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher` `institution`	Name of the publisher; displays after title Example [[HarperCollins]]	String	suggested
Others	`others`	Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Year of publication	`year`	Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known	String	suggested
ISBN	`isbn` `ISBN`	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	suggested
Editor last name	`editor-last` `editor` `editor-surname` `editor-last1` `editor-surname1` `editor1` `editor1-last` `editor1-surname`	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	String	optional
Editor first name	`editor-first` `editor-given` `editor-first1` `editor-given1` `editor1-first` `editor1-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors	String	optional
Link for editor	`editor-link` `editor-link1` `editor1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask	`editor-mask` `editor1-mask` `editor-mask1`	Replaces the name of the first editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Vancouver style editor list	`veditors`	Comma separated list of editor names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional names in doubled parentheses Example Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation))	String	optional
Edition	`edition`	When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed by ' ed.' Example 2nd	Line	suggested
Series identifier	`series` `version`	Series identifier when the source is part of a series, such as a book series or a journal	String	optional
Volume	`volume`	For one publication published in several volumes	String	optional
Location of publication	`location` `place`	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place	String	suggested
Place of publication	`publication-place`	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	`publication-date`	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Page	`page` `p`	The number of a single page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both	String	optional
Page(s) cited	`pages` `pp`	A range of pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'; use either page= or pages=, but not both Example 5–11	String	suggested
At	`at`	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	`language`	The language in which the source is written. Do not use the full language name; use ISO 639-1. Do not use icons or templates	String	suggested
Translator last name	`translator-last` `translator` `translator-last1` `translator1` `translator1-last`	The surname of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators.	String	optional
Translator first name	`translator-first` `translator1-first` `translator-first1`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators.	String	optional
Script title	`script-title`	For titles in languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc). Prefix with two-character ISO639-1 language code followed by a colon. For Japanese use: \|script-title=ja:...	String	optional
Translated title	`trans-title`	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	suggested
Chapter	`chapter` `contribution` `entry` `article` `section`	The chapter heading of the source; may be wikilinked or with 'chapter-url' but not both. For the contribution alias, see contributor-last	String	optional
Script Chapter	`script-chapter`	Chapter heading for languages that do not use a Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc); follows transliteration defined in chapter. Should be prefixed with an ISO 639-1 two-character code to help browsers properly display the script Example ja:東京タワー	String	optional
Translated chapter	`trans-chapter`	An English language chapter heading, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
Type	`type` `medium`	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	`format`	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
ASIN	`asin` `ASIN`	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	`asin-tld`	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	`bibcode`	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
biorXiv	`biorxiv`	biorXiv identifier; 6 digits	Line	optional
CiteSeerX	`citeseerx`	CiteSeerX identifier; found after the 'doi=' query parameter	Line	optional
DOI	`doi` `DOI`	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
EISSN	`eissn` `EISSN`	International Standard Serial Number for the electronic media of a serial publication; eight characters may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen, but not an en dash or a space. Example 2009-0048	String	optional
Handle System identifier	`hdl` `HDL`	Handle System identifier for digital objects and other resources on the Internet	String	optional
ISMN	`ismn` `ISMN`	International Standard Music Number; Use the ISMN actually printed on or in the work. Hyphens or spaces in the ISMN are optional. Example 979-0-9016791-7-7	String	optional
ISSN	`issn` `ISSN`	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	`jfm`	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	`jstor` `JSTOR`	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	`lccn` `LCCN`	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	`mr` `MR`	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	`oclc` `OCLC`	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	`ol` `OL`	Open Library identifier; do not include "OL" at beginning of identifier	String	optional
OSTI	`osti` `OSTI`	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	`pmc`	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	`pmid` `PMID`	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	`rfc`	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	`ssrn`	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	`zbl`	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	`id` `ID`	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	`quote` `quotation`	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Ref	`ref`	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv and sfn templates	String	optional
Mode	`mode`	Sets separator and terminal punctuation to the style named in the assigned value; allowable values are: 'cs1' or 'cs2' Suggested values `cs1` `cs2`	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default .	String	optional
Author mask	`author-mask` `author1-mask` `author-mask1`	Replaces 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	String	optional
Author mask 2	`author-mask2` `author2-mask`	Replaces the name of the second 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	String	optional
Author mask 3	`author-mask3` `author3-mask`	Replaces the name of the third 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	String	optional
Author mask 4	`author-mask4` `author4-mask`	Replaces the name of the fourth 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	String	optional
Author mask 5	`author-mask5` `author5-mask`	Replaces the name of the fifth 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	String	optional
Author mask 6	`author-mask6` `author6-mask`	Replaces the name of the sixth 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	String	optional
Author mask 7	`author-mask7` `author7-mask`	Replaces the name of the seventh 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	String	optional
Author mask 8	`author-mask8` `author8-mask`	Replaces the name of the eighth 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	String	optional
Author mask 9	`author-mask9` `author9-mask`	Replaces the name of the ninth 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	String	optional
Display authors	`display-authors`	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used	Number	optional
URL access date	`access-date`	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	optional
Original date	`orig-date`	Original date of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name 2	`editor-last2` `editor-surname2` `editor2` `editor2-last` `editor2-surname`	The surname of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 2	`editor-first2` `editor-given2` `editor2-first` `editor2-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor2-link'	String	optional
Editor link 2	`editor-link2` `editor2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 2	`editor-mask2` `editor2-mask`	Replaces the name of the second editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 3	`editor-last3` `editor-surname3` `editor3` `editor3-last` `editor3-surname`	The surname of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 3	`editor-first3` `editor-given3` `editor3-first` `editor3-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor3-link'	String	optional
Editor link 3	`editor-link3` `editor3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 3	`editor-mask3` `editor3-mask`	Replaces the name of the third editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 4	`editor-last4` `editor-surname4` `editor4` `editor4-last` `editor4-surname`	The surname of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 4	`editor-first4` `editor-given4` `editor4-first` `editor4-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor4-link'	String	optional
Editor link 4	`editor-link4` `editor4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 4	`editor-mask4` `editor4-mask`	Replaces the name of the fourth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 5	`editor-last5` `editor-surname5` `editor5` `editor5-last` `editor5-surname`	The surname of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 5	`editor-first5` `editor-given5` `editor5-first` `editor5-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor5-link'	String	optional
Editor link 5	`editor-link5` `editor5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 5	`editor-mask5` `editor5-mask`	Replaces the name of the fifth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 6	`editor-last6` `editor-surname6` `editor6` `editor6-last` `editor6-surname`	The surname of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 6	`editor-first6` `editor-given6` `editor6-first` `editor6-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor6-link'	String	optional
Editor link 6	`editor-link6` `editor6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 6	`editor-mask6` `editor6-mask`	Replaces the name of the sixth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 7	`editor-last7` `editor-surname7` `editor7` `editor7-last` `editor7-surname`	The surname of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 7	`editor-first7` `editor-given7` `editor7-first` `editor7-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor7-link'	String	optional
Editor link 7	`editor-link7` `editor7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 7	`editor-mask7` `editor7-mask`	Replaces the name of the seventh editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 8	`editor-last8` `editor-surname8` `editor8` `editor8-last` `editor8-surname`	The surname of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 8	`editor-first8` `editor-given8` `editor8-first` `editor8-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor8-link'	String	optional
Editor link 8	`editor-link8` `editor8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 8	`editor-mask8` `editor8-mask`	Replaces the name of the eighth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Editor last name 9	`editor-last9` `editor-surname9` `editor9` `editor9-last` `editor9-surname`	The surname of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'	String	optional
Editor first name 9	`editor-first9` `editor-given9` `editor9-first` `editor9-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor9-link'	String	optional
Editor link 9	`editor-link9` `editor9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth editor	Page name	optional
Editor mask 9	`editor-mask9` `editor9-mask`	Replaces the name of the ninth editor 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 editor separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display Editors	`display-editors`	Controls the number of editor names that are displayed when a citation is published. To change the displayed number of editors, set display-editors to the desired number. For example, \|display-editors=2 will display only the first two editors in a citation. By default, all editors are displayed. \|display-editors=etal displays all editors in the list followed by et al.	String	optional
Translator last name 2	`translator-last2` `translator2` `translator2-last`	The surname of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 2	`translator-first2` `translator2-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 3	`translator-last3` `translator3` `translator3-last`	The surname of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 3	`translator-first3` `translator3-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 4	`translator-last4` `translator4` `translator4-last`	The surname of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 4	`translator-first4` `translator4-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 5	`translator-last5` `translator5` `translator5-last`	The surname of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 5	`translator-first5` `translator5-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 6	`translator-last6` `translator6` `translator6-last`	The surname of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 6	`translator-first6` `translator6-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 7	`translator-last7` `translator7` `translator7-last`	The surname of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 7	`translator-first7` `translator7-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 8	`translator-last8` `translator8` `translator8-last`	The surname of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 8	`translator-first8` `translator8-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator last name 9	`translator-last9` `translator9` `translator9-last`	The surname of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator first name 9	`translator-first9` `translator9-first`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth translator; don't wikilink, use 'translator-link'.	String	optional
Translator link	`translator-link` `translator-link1` `translator1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the translator; can suffix with a numeral to add additional translators.	Page name	optional
Translator link 2	`translator-link2` `translator2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 3	`translator-link3` `translator3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 4	`translator-link4` `translator4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 5	`translator-link5` `translator5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 6	`translator-link6` `translator6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 7	`translator-link7` `translator7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 8	`translator-link8` `translator8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth translator.	Page name	optional
Translator link 9	`translator-link9` `translator9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth translator.	Page name	optional
Chapter URL	`chapter-url` `contribution-url` `section-url`	The URL of the online location where the text of the chapter can be found	URL	optional
Format of Chapter URL	`chapter-format` `contribution-format` `section-format`	Format of the work referred to by chapter-url; displayed in parentheses after chapter. HTML is implied and should not be specified. Example PDF, DOC, or XLS	String	optional
DOI broken date	`doi-broken-date`	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	Date	optional
URL access level	`url-access`	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited') Suggested values `registration` `subscription` `limited`	String	optional
Archive URL	`archive-url`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archivedate'	URL	optional
Archive Format	`archive-format`	Format of the Archive	String	optional
Archive date	`archive-date`	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	optional
URL status	`url-status`	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to "dead" or 'usurped' for broken links. Entering 'unfit' or 'usurped' makes the original link not appear at all. Suggested values `dead` `live` `unfit` `usurped` Default dead	String	optional
Name list style	`name-list-style`	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style. Suggested values `amp` `and` `vanc`	String	optional
via	`via`	Aggregate or database provider, when different from the Publisher. Typically used for Ebooks. Example [[Open Edition]], [[JSTOR]]	String	optional
Bibcode access level	`bibcode-access`	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
DOI access level	`doi-access`	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
HDL access level	`hdl-access`	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
Jstor access level	`jstor-access`	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	`ol-access`	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
OSTI access level	`osti-access`	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Auto value `free`	String	optional
Issue	`issue` `number`	Issue number. This parameter is not supported by and should generally not be used with cite book. Consider that a different cite template may be more appropriate, such as cite magazine or cite journal. See Help:Citation_Style_1#Pages. Example 3	String	optional
Authors list	`authors`	List of authors as a free form list. This parameter is deprecated, use "lastn" or "firstn" (preferred) or "authorn" or "vauthors". Warning: do not use if last or any of its aliases are used.	String	deprecated
Department	`department`	Unusual in cite book.	Unknown	optional
Date format	`df`	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cite book/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Filed under