Template:Cite doi/doc/format

Templates produced via the Cite Doi template need to be formatted consistently so they match the reference formatting of all the articles they are used in. Therefore, they are formatted under the following guidelines. The correct formatting is maintained by Citation bot. Please do not use the cite doi template in articles whose references are formatted differently. (You could subst: the template and change its formatting in the article, or modify the article to use this mode of formatting if appropriate).

Citation template

Template:Cite journal

Author formatting

Smith, A. B. (not "Smith, Arthur Brown"; initial separated by a single space)

The usual guidelines for wikilinking apply: only use |author1-link= if the link adds value to the citation.

Page number formatting

first and last page numbers written in full; for instance, R100–R101

Dates

If a month or season may help locate a journal article, specify it with the |date= parameter (e.g. |date=Sept 2009 or |date=Winter 1988). Do not specify the |day= or |month= parameters.

Links

The URL should point to (in descending order of preference):

• Free access to the full text of the article on the publisher's website
• Free full text on an author's website (if no copyright issues)
• Free full text on an advert-supported website
• Free proofs/drafts on an author's personal website (if no copyright issues)
• Avoid adding links to articles located behind a paywall. The doi link itself already takes care of that.