Template:Cite doi/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cite doi (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

[edit] Usage

Saves you filling out a ref tag and {{cite journal}} template every time you want to cite a source. If your source has a DOI, just enter {{Cite doi|doi of your source}}.

If Wikipedia already has information about that reference, it will automatically create a reference tag with the full citation details of the reference in the article. If not, it will prompt you to add the DOI to wikipedia's database, with the assistance of a bot.

Use like this:

<ref name=Example2006>{{Cite doi|10.1146/annurev.earth.33.092203.122621}}</ref>

To refer to the same reference elsewhere in the document, use:

<ref name=Example2006/>

[edit] Technical overview

The template works by transcluding a template, which is stored as Template:cite doi/anchor_encoded_version_of_DOI. This subpage is filled out by a bot using the {{cite journal}} syntax.

[edit] See also