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Referencing
is key to making Wikipedia reliable and trustworthy.
When working with references:
DO:
Use
inline citations
(either
footnotes
or
shortened footnotes
).
Keep citations
near the material
they support, e.g. after the sentence.
Say
where in the source
the information came from.
Use a
consistent reference style
within each article.
Consider using
citation templates
to create a consistent style.
Tag
under-sourced material
with
an appropriate
inline tag
.
Tag
under-sourced articles
with
an appropriate
header
.
DON'T:
Don't
rely on
unreliable sources
.
Don't
cite a source you
haven't seen for yourself
.
Don't
add material that's
not supported
by sources.
Don't
place external links
in the body of articles.
Don't
add references for
obvious information
.
Don't
use
all-numeric date formats
other than YYYY-MM-DD.
Don't
change an
established reference style
without consensus.
See also
Help:Referencing for beginners
Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates
Help:Referencing for beginners with citation templates
Editing references in VisualEditor
Help:Introduction to referencing
Help:References and page numbers
Wikipedia:Citation templates
Wikipedia referencing
Policies and guidelines
Verifiability
No original research
Biographies of living persons
Reliable sources
Medicine
Citing sources
Scientific citations
General advice
Citation needed
Find sources
Combining sources
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Referencing styles
Citing sources
Citation Style 1
Citation Style 2
Citation Style Vancouver
LSA
Comics
Citation templates
Reflist template
Inline citations
Footnotes
Punctuation and footnotes
Shortened footnotes
Nesting footnotes
Help for beginners
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Citations quick reference
Introduction to referencing
Referencing with citation templates
Referencing without using templates
Referencing dos and don'ts
Citing Wikipedia
Advanced help
Cite link labels
Citation tools
Cite errors
Cite messages
Converting between references formats
Reference display customization
References and page numbers
Guidance on source reviewing at FAC
Template documentation
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Edit refs
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Refref
}}
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Refref2
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Refstart
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