CreationWiki:Citing sources


 * To generate a citation for a specific CreationWiki article: see Special:Cite

Users are expected to supply specific references within their articles where information can be verified, and a full citation provided in a Bibliography at the footer. All citation techniques require detailed full citations to be provided for each source used. Full citations must contain enough information for other editors to identify the specific published work you used.

Full citations for books typically include: the name of the author, the title of the book or article, the date of publication, and page numbers. The name of the publisher, city of publication, and ISBN are optional. For journal articles, include volume number, issue number and page numbers. Citations for newspaper articles typically include the title of the article in quotes, the byline (author's name), the name of the newspaper in italics, date of publication, page number(s), and the date you retrieved it if it is online.

Basic Convention
The basic formats for the in-text and Bibliographic references are as follows.

In-text Citations
Webpage references - Place the internet address within single brackets at the end of sentences.


 * .


 * The website software will then automatically assign the web address a number based its order in the paper. For example the above web address would appear like this:.

Book / Article references - Place the authors last name and page number within parenthesis at the end of sentences.


 * (Purves, p89).


 * The full citation should then also be placed in the bibliography using standard MLA formatting.

Bible references - Link to the specific chapter and verse at Bible Gateway, along with a note on which Bible translation is being referred.


 * Genesis 1:1-4 (NIV).
 * Use the Bible ref template to automatically create a link to Bible Gateway, or the Bible quote template to create a grey quote box followed by the forementioned linked reference.

Example
 According to scientists, the Sun is pretty big. &lt;ref>Miller, E., The Sun, (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23-5.&lt;/ref> The Moon, however, is not so big. &lt;ref>Smith, R., "Size of the Moon", Scientific American, 46 (April 1978): 44-6.&lt;/ref> &#61;=References== '''&lt;references/> 

Unreferenced material
Two templates have been designed for labeling unreferenced content or pages.


 * The   templated is used to place a "Reference needed" label within the text of a document. The label should typically be placed at the end of sentences or paragraphs that contain factoids for which references would be beneficial. The label is linked to the Citing sources help page where instructions on formatting references is provided, and the page is listed within the "Reference needed" category
 * The   template places a header above a page that is generally in need of references. View sample at template:unreferenced.