Template:Citation Style documentation/author

• last: Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use authorlink instead. Where the surname is usually written first—as in Chinese—or for corporate authors, simply use last to include the same format as the source. Aliases: last1, author, authors, author1{{#if:|, {{{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 authorlink instead. Aliases: first1. Requires last; first name will not display if last is empty.

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• • 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). By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author. See the display parameters to change. Aliases: author1 through authorn.

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• • OR: for multiple authors, use last1, first1 through last9, first9 for up to nine authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author. See the display parameters to change. Aliases: author1 through author9.}}

• authorlink: Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: authorlink1, author-link, author1-link, author1link.

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• OR: for multiple authors, use authorlink1 through authorlinkn. Aliases: author1-link through authorn-link.

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• OR: for multiple authors, use authorlink1 through authorlink9. Aliases: author1-link through author9-link.}}{{#if: |

• {{#ifeq:Template||Template:FormattingError|coauthors}}: (deprecated) Names of coauthors. Requires author, authors, or lastn Include coauthors in author or authors or use separate authorn or lastn/firstn to list coauthors.}}{{#if: |
• others: To record other contributors to the work, such as Illustrated by John Smith or Translated by John Smith.}}

When using {{#ifeq:y|y|shortened footnotes|Shortened footnotes}} or {{#ifeq:y|y|parenthetical referencing|Parenthetical referencing}} styles with templates, do not use multiple names in one field or else the anchor will not match the inline link.