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Date/year harv refs

Citation/core

1999

Example (1999)
Example (1999)

1999-12-10

Example (1999-12-10)
Example (1999-12-10)

fgaj ioegjhr 9g

Example (fgaj ioegjhr 9g)
Example (fgaj ioegjhr 9g)

No Date

Example
Example

Date=

Example
Example

Date = july 1999

Example (july 1999)
Example (july 1999)

Date = Thursday

Example (Thursday)
Example (Thursday)

Date=1/2/1999

Example (1/2/1999)
Example (1/2/1999)

Date=May

Example (May)
Example (May)

Date=12:22

Example (12:22)
Example (12:22)

Date=23:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Example (23:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC))
Example (23:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC))

Date=1 July 1999

Example (1 July 1999)
Example (1 July 1999)

Date=1st July 1999

Example (1st July 1999)
Example (1st July 1999)

Date=1^st July 1999

Example (1^st July 1999)
Example (1^st July 1999)

Date=1 Jul. 1999

Example (1 Jul. 1999)
Example (1 Jul. 1999)

Date=1 July, 1999

Example (1 July, 1999)
Example (1 July, 1999)

Date=July 1, 1999

Example (July 1, 1999)
Example (July 1, 1999)

Date= the 1st of July 1999

Example (the 1st of July 1999)
Example (the 1st of July 1999)

Date=1999

Example (1999)
Example (1999)

Citation/core/sandbox

Section

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References

(Example0 1999, pp. 1–22)
(Example1 1999, pp. 1–22)
(Example2, pp. 1–22)
(Example3, pp. 1–22)
(Example4, pp. 1–22)
(Example5 1999, pp. 1–22)
(Example6 1999, pp. 1–22)
(Example7, pp. 1–22)
(Example8, pp. 1–22)
(Example9, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleA 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleB 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleC 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleD 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleE 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleF 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleG 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleH 1999, pp. 1–22)
(ExampleI 1999, pp. 1–22)

Footnotes

Date = 1999

Example0 (1999)

Date = 1999-12-10

Example1 (1999-12-10)

Date = fgaj ioegjhr 9g

Example2 (fgaj ioegjhr 9g)

No Date

Example3

Date =

Example4

Date = july 1999

Example5 (july 1999)

Date = Thursday

Example6 (Thursday)

Date = 1/2/1999

Example7 (1/2/1999)

Date = May

Example8 (May)

Date = 12:22

Example9 (12:22)

Date = 23:42, 5 December 1999 (UTC)

ExampleA (23:42, 5 December 1999 (UTC))

Date = 1 July 1999

ExampleB (1 July 1999)

Date = 1st July 1999

ExampleC (1st July 1999)

Date = 1^st July 1999

ExampleD (1^st July 1999)

Date = 1 Jul. 1999

ExampleE (1 Jul. 1999)

Date = 1 July, 1999

ExampleF (1 July, 1999)

Date = July 1, 1999

ExampleG (July 1, 1999)

Date = the 1st of July 1999

ExampleH (the 1st of July 1999)

Date = 1999

ExampleI (1999)

Error messages

Citation/core

Full:

"Example", archived on September 30, 2009. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=, http://en.wikipedia.org/

Missing archive URL:

"Example", archived on September 30, 2009. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=, http://en.wikipedia.org/

Missing archive date:

"Example", http://en.wikipedia.org/

Citation/core/sandbox

Full:

"Example", archived on September 30, 2009. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=, http://en.wikipedia.org/

Missing archive URL:

"Example", archived on September 30, 2009. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=, http://en.wikipedia.org/

Missing archive date:

"Example", http://en.wikipedia.org/

Variations on Author, Last, First, and Coauthors (all ignored in favour of Surnamen and Givenn)

{{Citation/core/sandbox | Title = title |Last=lastA |First=firstA |Coauthors=cofirst1 colast1, cofirst2 colast2| Date=2010}}

installed

title, 2010

sandbox

title, 2010

{{Citation/core/sandbox  |Last1=lastB1 |First=firstB1 |Last2=last2 |First2=first2 |Coauthors=coauthor1, coauthor2  |Date=2010}}

installed

title, 2010

sandbox

title, 2010

{{Citation/core/sandbox | Title = title |Author=firstC1 lastC1 |Coauthors=cofirst1 colast1, cofirst2 colast2 |Date=2010}}

installed

title, 2010

sandbox

title, 2010

{{Citation/core/sandbox | Title = title |Author1=firstD1 lastD1 | Author2=first2 last2 |Coauthors=cofirst1 colast1, cofirst2 colast2 |Date=2010}}

installed

title, 2010

sandbox

title, 2010

Title quoting

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| IncludedWorkURL = http://www.example.com/
| Title = title
| URL = http://www.example.com/
}}

sandbox

"included work title", title, http://www.example.com/

installed

"included work title", title, http://www.example.com/

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| Title = title
}}

sandbox

"included work title", title

installed

"included work title", title

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| IncludedWorkURL = http://www.example.com/
| Title = title
| URL = http://www.example.com/
| TransTitle = trans title
}}

sandbox

"included work title [trans title]", title, http://www.example.com/

installed

"included work title [trans title]", title, http://www.example.com/

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| IncludedWorkURL = http://www.example.com/
| Title = title
| URL = http://www.example.com/
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

included work title, "title", periodical, http://www.example.com/

installed

included work title, "title", periodical, http://www.example.com/

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| IncludedWorkURL = http://www.example.com/
| Title = title
| URL = http://www.example.com/
| Periodical = periodical
| TitleNote = titlenote
}}

sandbox

included work title, "title", titlenote, periodical, http://www.example.com/

installed

included work title, "title", titlenote, periodical, http://www.example.com/

{{Citation/core
| IncludedWorkTitle = included work title
| IncludedWorkURL = http://www.example.com/
| Title = title
| URL = http://www.example.com/
| quote = quote
}}

sandbox

"included work title", title, http://www.example.com/, "quote"

installed

"included work title", title, http://www.example.com/, "quote"

Missing title

{{Citation/core
| Periodical = periodical
| language = language
}}

sandbox

(in language)periodical

installed

(in language)periodical

{{Citation/core
| Periodical = periodical
| format = format 
}}

sandbox

(format)periodical

installed

(format)periodical

Place parameter

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

periodical

installed

periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
}}

sandbox

title

installed

title

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| Surname1 = surname1
}}

sandbox

surname1, written at place, title

installed

surname1, written at place, title

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
}}

sandbox

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, title

installed

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, title

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
}}

sandbox

"includedworktitle", written at place, title

installed

"includedworktitle", written at place, title

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| Surname1 = surname1
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
}}

sandbox

surname1, "includedworktitle", written at place, in editorsurname1, title

installed

surname1, "includedworktitle", written at place, in editorsurname1, title

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

"title", periodical

installed

"title", periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| Surname1 = surname1
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

surname1, written at place, "title", periodical

installed

surname1, written at place, "title", periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, "title", periodical

installed

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, "title", periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

includedworktitle, written at place, "title", periodical

installed

includedworktitle, written at place, "title", periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| Surname1 = surname1
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
| Periodical = periodical
}}

sandbox

surname1, includedworktitle, written at place, in editorsurname1, "title", periodical

installed

surname1, includedworktitle, written at place, in editorsurname1, "title", periodical

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| ID = id
}}

sandbox

title, id

installed

title, id

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| ID = id
| Surname1 = surname1
}}

sandbox

surname1, written at place, title, id

installed

surname1, written at place, title, id

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| ID = id
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
}}

sandbox

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, title, id

installed

editorsurname1, ed., written at place, title, id

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| ID = id
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
}}

sandbox

"includedworktitle", written at place, title, id

installed

"includedworktitle", written at place, title, id

{{Citation/core
| Place = place
| Title = title
| ID = id
| Surname1 = surname1
| EditorSurname1 = editorsurname1
| IncludedWorkTitle = includedworktitle
}}

sandbox

surname1, "includedworktitle", written at place, in editorsurname1, title, id

installed

surname1, "includedworktitle", written at place, in editorsurname1, title, id

Identifiers

doi

, doi:10.fake/test
, doi:10.fake/test

doi broken

, doi:10.fake/test (inactive 2009-02-01)
, doi:10.fake/test (inactive 2009-02-01)

invalid doi (should fail)

, Error: Bad DOI specified
, Error: Bad DOI specified

invalid doi broken (should fail)

, Error: Bad DOI specified
, Error: Bad DOI specified

ISBN

, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

ISBN

, ISSN 01234567
, ISSN 01234567

OCLC

, OCLC 01234567
, OCLC 01234567

PMID

, PMID 01234567
, PMID 01234567

PMC w/o url

Should display in print, but not otherwise:, PMC 01234567
Should display in print, but not otherwise:, PMC 01234567

PMC w/ url

, PMC 01234567, http://example.ca
, PMC 01234567, http://example.ca

PMC w/ url and titles

"Bob", PMC 01234567, http://example.ca
"Bob", PMC 01234567, http://example.ca

PMC wo/ url and titles

"Bob", PMC 01234567
"Bob", PMC 01234567

Bibcode

Full citations

Citation/core

Not archived

{{citation/core
 |AccessDate  = {{#time:d F Y| -1 week}}
 |ArchiveURL  = https://web.archive.org/web/20021130190725/www.wikipedia.org/
 |ArchiveDate = {{#time:d F Y}}
 |ShowArchive = 
 |URL         = http://en.wikipedia.org
 |Date        = 15 January 2001
 |Edition     = 3rd
 |Given1      = Jimmy
 |Given2      = Larry
 |Place       = St. Petersburg
 |Publisher   = Wikimedia Foundation
 |Surname1    = Wales
 |Surname2    = Sanger
 |Title       = Wikipedia
 |Year        = 2001
}}

Wales, Jimmy; Sanger, Larry (15 January 2001), written at St. Petersburg, Wikipedia (3rd ed.), Wikimedia Foundation, archived on 27 June 2026. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must first specify |url=, http://en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 20 June 2026

Archived

{{citation/core
 |AccessDate  = {{#time:d F Y| -1 week}}
 |ArchiveURL  = https://web.archive.org/web/20021130190725/www.wikipedia.org/
 |ArchiveDate = {{#time:d F Y}}
 |ShowArchive = yes
 |URL         = http://en.wikipedia.org
 |Date        = 15 January 2001
 |Edition     = 3rd
 |Given1      = Jimmy
 |Given2      = Larry
 |Place       = St. Petersburg
 |Publisher   = Wikimedia Foundation
 |Surname1    = Wales
 |Surname2    = Sanger
 |Title       = Wikipedia
 |Year        = 2001
}}

Wales, Jimmy; Sanger, Larry (15 January 2001), written at St. Petersburg, Wikipedia (3rd ed.), Wikimedia Foundation, archived on 27 June 2026. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must first specify |url=, http://en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 20 June 2026

Citation/core/sandbox

Not archived

{{citation/core/sandbox
 |AccessDate  = {{#time:d F Y| -1 week}}
 |ArchiveURL  = https://web.archive.org/web/20021130190725/www.wikipedia.org/
 |ArchiveDate = {{#time:d F Y}}
 |ShowArchive = 
 |URL         = http://en.wikipedia.org
 |Date        = 15 January 2001
 |Edition     = 3rd
 |Given1      = Jimmy
 |Given2      = Larry
 |Place       = St. Petersburg
 |Publisher   = Wikimedia Foundation
 |Surname1    = Wales
 |Surname2    = Sanger
 |Title       = Wikipedia
 |Year        = 2001
}}

Wales, Jimmy; Sanger, Larry (15 January 2001), written at St. Petersburg, Wikipedia (3rd ed.), Wikimedia Foundation, archived on 27 June 2026. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must first specify |url=, http://en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 20 June 2026

Archived

{{citation/core/sandbox
 |AccessDate  = {{#time:d F Y| -1 week}}
 |ArchiveURL  = https://web.archive.org/web/20021130190725/www.wikipedia.org/
 |ArchiveDate = {{#time:d F Y}}
 |ShowArchive = yes
 |URL         = http://en.wikipedia.org
 |Date        = 15 January 2001
 |Edition     = 3rd
 |Given1      = Jimmy
 |Given2      = Larry
 |Place       = St. Petersburg
 |Publisher   = Wikimedia Foundation
 |Surname1    = Wales
 |Surname2    = Sanger
 |Title       = Wikipedia
 |Year        = 2001
}}

Wales, Jimmy; Sanger, Larry (15 January 2001), written at St. Petersburg, Wikipedia (3rd ed.), Wikimedia Foundation, archived on 27 June 2026. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must first specify |url=, http://en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 20 June 2026 ja:Template:Citation/core/testcases

Language

(in English) English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, http://en.wikipedia.org
(in German) German Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 January 2001, http://de.wikipedia.org

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Contents

Date/year harv refs

Citation/core

Citation/core/sandbox

Section

References

Footnotes

Error messages

Variations on Author, Last, First, and Coauthors (all ignored in favour of Surnamen and Givenn)

Title quoting

Missing title

Place parameter

Identifiers

Full citations

Citation/core

Citation/core/sandbox

Language

Navigation menu

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Date/year harv refs

Citation/core

Citation/core/sandbox

Section

References

Footnotes

Error messages

Variations on Author, Last, First, and Coauthors (all ignored in favour of Surnamen and Givenn)

Title quoting

Missing title

Place parameter

Identifiers

Full citations

Citation/core

Citation/core/sandbox

Language

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