Usage

To use this template please add the following code to the top of the article.

Note: If you have no information for a certain parameter please just blank it rather than removing it so that other editors can see that it needs adding at a later stage

{{Infobox magazine
| title           = 
| logo            = 
| logo_size       = 
| image_file      = <!-- cover.jpg (omit the "file: prefix -->
| image_size      = <!-- (defaults to user thumbnail size if no size is stated) -->
| image_alt       = 
| image_caption   = 
| editor          = 
| editor_title    = 
| previous_editor = 
| staff_writer    = 
| photographer    = 
| category        = 
| frequency       = 
| circulation     = 
| publisher       = 
| founder         = 
| founded         = 
| firstdate       = <!-- {{Start date|year|month|day}} -->
| company         = 
| country         = 
| based           = 
| language        = 
| website         = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| issn            = 
| oclc            = 
}}

If the magazine is defunct, include the finaldate and finalnumber parameters. If the magazine is still publishing, then these parameters should be omitted entirely:

| finaldate       = 
| finalnumber     = 

If a breakdown into paid, unpaid and total circulation figures is desired, use the following lines instead of the circulation parameter:

| paid_circulation   = 
| unpaid_circulation = 
| total_circulation  = 
| circulation_year   = 

The company parameter should list the publishing company. The publisher parameter should be the named person who publishes the magazine.

The previous_editor parameter should include earlier, notable, editors. In particular, the founding editor (if different from current editor), to a reasonable maximum number.

If image_file is a .djvu and a particular page is desired, then use the image_page parameter:

| image_page =

If other editing positions are required (e.g. Senior Editor or Associate Editor), use the additional editor fields show below.

| editor2         = 
| editor_title2   = 
| editor3         = 
| editor_title3   = 

Parameter explanations and examples

A list of each field, what it is for and an example entry. Required parameters are asterisked (*).

Parameter	Explanation	Example
title*	The name of the magazine.	The Wikipedian
logo	A logo relevant to the magazine.	Logo.png
logo_size	The size of the logo.	200px (Will default to 180px if no size is stated)
image_file	An image relevant to the magazine. (Usually the cover).	Image.png
image_size	The size of the image.	200px (Will default to 180px if no size is stated)
image_alt	A description of the image's visual appearance, suitable for someone who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.	Mostly-assembled globe of puzzle pieces, each with a letter in a different script. The caption says "WikipediA: The Free Encyclopedia".
image_page	The desired page (for .djvu files).	7
image_caption	A description of the image.	The Wikipedian Issue 169, cover dated 31 November 1909
editor	The name of the editor of the magazine. (Must be used in conjunction with editor_title field)	[[John Smith]]
editor_title	The editor's job title. Editor, Editor-in-Chief etc.	Editor
editor2	The name of second editor.
editor_title2	The second editor's job title.
editor3	The name of third editor.
editor_title3	The third editor's job title.
previous_editor	Notable preceding Editors. (See Long Lists section below)	[[Jim Smith]]
staff_writer	Staff Writer(s). (Please break multiple lines with <br />) (See Long Lists section below)	[[Alan Smithee]]<br />[[Jane Smithee]]
photographer	Photographer(s). (Please break multiple lines with <br />) (See Long Lists section below)	[[Annie Smithee]]<br />[[Judy Smithee]]
category*	The subject group of the magazine, e.g., Sport, Nature, History. Use as many as necessary.	[[Science]], [[Sport]], [[History]]
frequency*	Monthly, weekly, daily, etc.	Monthly
circulation	Circulation figures. (If circulation breakdown required/available, leave this field blank and see fields lower down this table).	50,000
publisher	The person that publishes the magazine. (Do not put companies in this field. Use the company field below.)	[[John Smith]]
founder	The person that founded the magazine. (Do not put companies in this field. Use the company field below.)	[[John Smith]]
founded	The date the magazine company was founded.	{{start date|1998|3|13|df=y}}
firstdate*	The date of publication of the first issue of the magazine.	{{start date|1998|3|13|df=y}}
company	The company that publishes the magazine.	[[The magazine publishing company]]
country*	Country of origin. e.g. United Kingdom	United Kingdom
based	The town/city that the magazine is based in.	[[Wiki Town]], [[Wikiville]]
language	The language the magazine is printed in.	[[English language|English]]
website	The official website of the magazine.	{{URL|example.com}}
issn	The International Standard Serial Number number of the magazine.
oclc	the OCLC number of the magazine (automatically linked to http://WorldCat.org)
finaldate	The date of the final issue of the magazine. (Only use if the magazine has ceased publication)	31 April 1999
finalnumber	The edition number of the final issue. (Only use if the magazine has ceased publication)	Vol 77 No 88
Circulation breakdown parameters
paid_circulation	The circulation of "paid for" copies of the magazine.
unpaid_circulation	The circulation of free copies of the magazine.
total_circulation	The total circulation of the magazine.
circulation_year	The year for which the total_circulation figure is provided

Long lists

Where long lists of names are required and may cause excessive lengthening of the Infobox, please use the {{hidden}} template. An example usage is shown below.

| staff_writer = {{hidden|ta1=left|Staff writers| Tim Edwards<br />Graham Smith<br />Tony Ellis<br />Craig Pearson<br />Tom Francis<br />Richard Cobbett<br />Jim Rossignol<br />John Walker<br />Alec Meer<br />Matt Avery<br />Chris Buxton<br />Michael Gapper<br />[[Kieron Gillen]]<br />Mike Channell<br />Tim Stone<br />Adam Oxford<br />Quintin Smith<br />[[Duncan Harris]]<br />Drew Northcott<br />David Lyttleton }}

Circulation data

Periodical circulation data is collected by independent auditing organizations. Basic circulation totals are often available free of charge via the web:

Audit Bureau of Circulations

eCirc

BPA Worldwide

Circulation Reports (free login required)

ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)

ABC

Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hProduct microformat, which makes the product's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to index articles across Wikipedia for search engines, or via a browser tool operated by a person. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

If the product has a URL, use {{URL}}.

hProduct uses HTML classes including:

• brand
• category
• description
• fn
• hproduct
• identifier
• listing
• photo
• price
• review
• type
• url
• value

Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.

See also

• {{Infobox journal}}