Template:Bibcode/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Bibcode. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua: Module:CS1 identifiers Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (sandbox) Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (sandbox) Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (sandbox)

The wikilink produced by this template goes to a dedicated redirect page, NOT directly to the displayed article name. This indirection was established to keep the wikilinks produced by this template separate from intentional links to the article. Wikilinks produced by this template go to Bibcode (identifier) and are listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/Bibcode (identifier). Wikilinks added by editors go to Bibcode and are listed on the Special:WhatLinksHere/Bibcode page.

This template is intended to allow simple standardized links to bibcodes. For example, {{bibcode|1998ApJ...508L..81K}} will produce Bibcode:1998ApJ...508L..81K external link.

This template accepts these parameters:

|idn= – a bibcode identifier; the |idn= parameter name is not required but is recommended for clarity when the template has multiple bibcodes

|bibcode-accessn= – accepts a single value free; for use when the bibcode at |idn= is free-to-read; enumerators required for second and subsequent bibcode identifiers; bibcode identified sources are assumed to be paywall protected

|link= – accepts a single value no; for use when it is the 'Bibcode:' prefix in the rendering should not be linked

|plainlink= – accepts a single value yes; suppresses the 'Bibcode:' prefix in the rendering

|leadout= – defines the conjunction between the last two identifiers in the rendered list; defaults to ,

The basic form is: {{bibcode|place_bibcode_id_number_here}}

• {{bibcode|1998ApJ...508L..81K}} → Bibcode:1998ApJ...508L..81K
• {{bibcode|1927LAstr..41..165F|bibcode-access=free}} → Bibcode:1927LAstr..41..165F

The {{bibcode}} template checks the bibcode value to see if it has the proper format.^[1] When the assigned value does not have the proper format, the template returns an error message along with the type of error that is encountered:

Check bibcode <type>

Bibcode template values are expected to match these requirements:

length must be 19 characters (<type> = 'length')

characters in position(s): (except as specified otherwise, violations produce 'value' in the <type> portion of the error message):

1–4 must be digits and must represent a year in the range of 1000 – next year (<type> = 'year')

5 must be a letter

6–8 must be letter, ampersand, or dot (ampersand cannot directly precede a dot; &. (<type> = 'journal'))

9 must be letter or dot

10–18 must be letter, digit, or dot

19 must be a letter or dot

To resolve this error, ensure that the assigned bibcode value is correct.

• Category:Bibcode – maintenance category for temporary bibcodes
• Category:Pages with BIBCODE errors – error category for {{bibcode}} templates that show an error message

Because this template uses the same code as cs1|2 templates, error and maintenance visibility is controlled the same way. See Help:CS1 errors § Controlling error message display.

• Wikipedia:PMID
• Wikipedia:ISBN
• Wikipedia:ISSN
• Wikipedia:Digital Object Identifier
• Template:doi
• Template:doi-inline