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− | * <span id="csdoc_author" />'''last''': Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. For corporate authors, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source. Aliases: '''last1''', '''author''', '''author1'''{{#if:{{{aliases|}}}|, {{{aliases}}}}}. | + | * <span id="csdoc_author" />'''last''': Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. For corporate authors, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source. Aliases: '''last1''', '''surname''', '''surname1''', '''author''', '''author1'''{{#if:{{{aliases|}}}|, {{{aliases}}}}}. |
− | ** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. Aliases: '''first1'''. Requires '''last'''; first name will not display if '''last''' is empty. | + | ** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''author-link''' instead. Aliases: '''first1''', '''given''', '''given1'''. Requires '''last'''; first name will not display if '''last''' is empty. |
− | ** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last<var>n</var>''', '''first<var>n</var>''' where ''n'' is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each '''first<var>n</var>''' requires a corresponding '''last<var>n</var>'''). See the [[#csdoc_display|display]] parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: '''author1''' through '''author<var>n</var>'''. | + | ** OR: for multiple authors, use '''last1''', '''first1''' through '''last<var>n</var>''', '''first<var>n</var>''' where ''n'' is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each '''first<var>n</var>''' requires a corresponding '''last<var>n</var>'''). See the [[#csdoc_display|display]] parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: '''surname1''', '''given1''' through '''surname<var>n</var>''', '''given<var>n</var>''', or '''author1''' through '''author<var>n</var>'''. |
:* '''author-link''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: '''authorlink1''', '''authorlink''', '''author1-link''', '''author1link'''. | :* '''author-link''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: '''authorlink1''', '''authorlink''', '''author1-link''', '''author1link'''. | ||
:*OR: for multiple authors, use '''author-link1''' through '''author-link<var>n</var>'''. Aliases: '''author1link''' through '''author<var>n</var>link'''. | :*OR: for multiple authors, use '''author-link1''' through '''author-link<var>n</var>'''. Aliases: '''author1link''' through '''author<var>n</var>link'''. |
Revision as of 14:25, 12 May 2015
- <span id="csdoc_author" />last: Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. For corporate authors, simply use last to include the same format as the source. Aliases: last1, surname, surname1, author, author1.
- first: Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Sr. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. Aliases: first1, given, given1. Requires last; first name will not display if last is empty.
- OR: for multiple authors, use last1, first1 through lastn, firstn where n is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each firstn requires a corresponding lastn). See the display parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: surname1, given1 through surnamen, givenn, or author1 through authorn.
- author-link: Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: authorlink1, authorlink, author1-link, author1link.
- OR: for multiple authors, use author-link1 through author-linkn. Aliases: author1link through authornlink.
- name-list-format: displays authors and editors in Vancouver style when set to
vanc
and when the list useslast
/first
parameters for the name list(s)
- authors: Free-form list of author names; not an alias of last
- When using shortened footnotes or parenthetical referencing styles with templates, do not use multiple names in one field or else the anchor will not match the inline link.