Witipedia:Citing sources: Difference between revisions

Use <code><nowiki><ref>...</ref></nowiki></code> inline, and put <code><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></code> under a <code>== References ==</code> heading.

A reference should contain enough for a reader to find the thing: author, title, publication, year, and page or article number where it exists.

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The limb reaches about 23 m/s.<ref name="patek">S. N. Patek, W. L. Korff and

R. L. Caldwell, "Deadly strike mechanism of a mantis shrimp", ''Nature'' 428

(2004), pp. 819-820.</ref>

Later reuse of the same source.<ref name="patek" />

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Named references let you cite the same work twice without repeating it. Do not cite a source you have not read, and do not cite a news article about a study when the study itself is available.

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