Help:Citation Style 1
Citation Style 1 (CS1) is a well-used method of referencing Wikipedia articles using a series of templates that in turn use the meta-template {{Citation/core}}. Templates in this series include general use templates, specific-source templates and templates that are completed by a bot.
| Template | Use |
|---|---|
| {{Cite book}} | |
| {{Cite conference}} | |
| {{Cite encyclopedia}} | |
| {{Cite journal}} | |
| {{Cite mailing list}} | |
| {{Cite manual}} | |
| {{Cite news}} | |
| {{Cite press release}} | |
| {{Cite sign}} | |
| {{Cite thesis}} | |
| {{Cite video}} | |
| {{Cite web}} |
Elements of a citation
A citation generally contains four main elements— author, title, date and source. These elements can be expanded or enhanced depending of the type of source.