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This template is used to create a formatted citation for a magazine article. It is designed to link directly to an uploaded file (such as a PDF) of the magazine issue.
Usage
{{Cite magazine
| last =
| first =
| author =
| date =
| title =
| file =
| magazine =
| volume =
| issue =
| pages =
| page =
| publisher =
| quote =
}}
Parameters
- last, first: The last and first name of the author. Use last2, first2, etc., for additional authors.
- author: Use for a single author entry if you don't want to use the "last, first" format, or for a corporate author. Overrides last and first.
- date: The full publication date of the issue (e.g., June 1982).
- title: The title of the article.
- file: The filename of the uploaded magazine scan on the wiki (e.g.,
Fantastic_Films_29.pdf). - magazine: The name of the magazine.
- volume: The volume number.
- issue: The issue number.
- pages: A range of pages (e.g., 10-15).
- page: A single page number.
- publisher: The publisher of the magazine.
- quote: An optional, relevant quote from the source.
Examples
Basic usage with two authors:
{{Cite magazine
| last1 = Mitchell
| first1 = Blake
| last2 = Ferguson
| first2 = Jim
| date = June 1982
| title = CONAN, An Interview with PRODUCTION DESIGNER RON COBB
| file = Fantastic_Films_Issue_29.pdf
| magazine = Fantastic Films
| volume = 4
| issue = 5
| pages = 10-21, 58-59
| publisher = Fantastic Films, Inc.
}}
(June 1982). "CONAN, An Interview with PRODUCTION DESIGNER RON COBB". Fantastic Films. 4(5). pp. 10-21, 58-59. Fantastic Films, Inc..
Usage with the "author" parameter and a quote:
{{Cite magazine
| author = William J. Adams
| date = June 1982
| title = Who Killed Galactica?
| file = Fantastic_Films_Issue_29.pdf
| magazine = Fantastic Films
| volume = 4
| issue = 5
| pages = 66-69
| publisher = Fantastic Films, Inc.
| quote = It's been over three years since the Galactica was shot down, two since its shadow was resurrected and another since the shadow was also buried. Yet, Battlestar lives on, one of those rare shows that refuses to die gracefully.
}}
William J. Adams. (June 1982). "Who Killed Galactica?". Fantastic Films. 4(5). pp. 66-69. Fantastic Films, Inc..
It's been over three years since the Galactica was shot down, two since its shadow was resurrected and another since the shadow was also buried. Yet, Battlestar lives on, one of those rare shows that refuses to die gracefully.