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A named reference or a sfn reference pair is transfered into the page by the standard copy and paste technique. Other Tools Re-Fill and Ref-links edit references by adding basic information to bare URLs in citations. Wikipedia tool for Google Books converts a long Google Books URL into a filled-out {} template which is pasted into an article.
The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
The manual provides extensive examples of how to cite different types of works (e.g. books, journal articles, websites, etc.) using both citation styles. Part 3: Style [ edit ]
Citations for books typically include: name of author(s) title of book; volume when appropriate; name of publisher; place of publication; date of publication of the edition; chapter or page numbers cited, if appropriate; edition, if not the first edition; ISBN (optional) Some edited books have individually authored chapters.
The reference list shows the full citations with a cite label that matches the in-text cite. The cite label is a caret ^ with a backlink to the in-text cite. When a named in-text cite is invoked multiple times, multiple alphabetic back links are created after the cite label in the reference list.
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The APA explained the issuing of a new edition only eight years after the fifth edition by pointing to the increased use of online source or online access to academic journals (6th edition, p. XV). The sixth edition is accompanied by a style website as well as the APA Style Blog which answers many common questions from users. [citation needed]