Wikipedia Citation Templates and their limitations
Hi, I tried to convert this citation:
Into a Wikipedia Citation Template and got this:
There are a few different problems with this citation:
1. In Wikipedia it is generally preferred that all citations are all over one line, not over several lines like this citation is.
2. Full-length dates are preferred (or at least they are with me)
3. Access dates should not be used for journals as journals are static.
4. ISSNs are not required.
5. Page numbers should be separated by the em dash — operator.
6. Last and first (i.e., names of the 1st author) should be numbered one.
7. Coauthors should be in the format: Diblasio, E; Wilhelm, J; Powers, R
In this case the correct citation template would be:
or (using the coauthor field):
[
{
"id": 31,
"type": "article-journal",
"title": "Solution structure of human IL-13 and implication for receptor binding",
"container-title": "Journal of Molecular Biology",
"page": "219-230",
"volume": "310",
"issue": "1",
"source": "CrossRef",
"DOI": "10.1006/jmbi.2001.4764",
"ISSN": "00222836",
"note": "PMID: 11419948",
"language": "en",
"author": [
{
"family": "Moy",
"given": "FJ"
},
{
"family": "Diblasio",
"given": "E"
},
{
"family": "Wilhelm",
"given": "J"
},
{
"family": "Powers",
"given": "R"
}
],
"issued": {
"date-parts": [
[
"2001",
6
]
]
},
"accessed": {
"date-parts": [
[
"2014",
11,
5
]
]
}
}
]
Into a Wikipedia Citation Template and got this:
{{Cite journal
| doi = 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4764
| issn = 00222836
| volume = 310
| issue = 1
| pages = 219–230
| last = Moy
| first = FJ
| coauthors = E Diblasio, J Wilhelm, R Powers
| title = Solution structure of human IL-13 and implication for receptor binding
| journal = Journal of Molecular Biology
| accessdate = 2014-11-05
| date = 2001-06
| pmid = 11419948
}}
There are a few different problems with this citation:
1. In Wikipedia it is generally preferred that all citations are all over one line, not over several lines like this citation is.
2. Full-length dates are preferred (or at least they are with me)
3. Access dates should not be used for journals as journals are static.
4. ISSNs are not required.
5. Page numbers should be separated by the em dash — operator.
6. Last and first (i.e., names of the 1st author) should be numbered one.
7. Coauthors should be in the format: Diblasio, E; Wilhelm, J; Powers, R
In this case the correct citation template would be:
{{cite journal|last1=Moy|first1=FJ|last2=Diblasio|first2=E|last3=Wilhelm|first3=J|last4=Powers|first4=R|title=Solution structure of human IL-13 and implication for receptor binding.|journal=Journal of Molecular Biology|date=29 June 2001|volume=310|issue=1|pages=219-30|doi=10.1006/jmbi.2001.4764|pmid=11419948}}
or (using the coauthor field):
{{cite journal|last1=Moy|first1=FJ|coauthor=Diblasio, E; Wilhelm, J; Powers, R|title=Solution structure of human IL-13 and implication for receptor binding.|journal=Journal of Molecular Biology|date=29 June 2001|volume=310|issue=1|pages=219-30|doi=10.1006/jmbi.2001.4764|pmid=11419948}}
Also, your recommendations above don't seem to match http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates
Edit: actually more specifically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_journal
I don't see any mention of (4). (5) we resolved above. (6) seems to not be a strict recommendation (or a recommendation at all, since it's not used in their examples).
We're obviously not going to tweak Zotero's official Wikipedia export style based on _your_ preferences. You're welcome to edit it yourself. We'll make the edits that are required to meet Wikipedia's practices.
As for copying citations to clipboard, set the default export style under Preferences -> Export and use Ctrl+Shift+C
The sample data in the first post only has a month and year of publication date. So, point (2) seems a bit strange to me. When you include a publication day, the full date IS exported.
I also don't understand (3). How'd the accessdate populate that field? If it doesn't mean anything in the context of the Zotero entry, you don't need it there. If it does, it could have the same meaning in the wiki citation template.
I do agree with (7), though. This has changed since the citation template translator was written.
So, addressing (3) is reasonable.