Module:Cite magazine

Citation template for articles in magazines and periodicals.

• Module: Module:Cite magazine

TemplateData

Citation template for articles in magazines and periodicals

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author	author	Author of the article	String	suggested
Article name	articlename	Title of the article	String	suggested
Magazine or journal	magazine	Name of the magazine or journal	String	suggested
Issue or volume	issue	Issue, volume, or number information (e.g. vol. 12, no. 3)	String	suggested
Publication date	date	Publication date of the article	Date	suggested
Pages	pages	Page range of the article	String	suggested
Page	page	Single page reference (used if pages is not set)	String	optional

---

local p = {}

function p.cite(frame)
    local args = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs(frame)
    local parts = {}

    -- Author
    if args.author then
        table.insert(parts, args.author)
    end

    -- Article title (quoted)
    if args.articlename then
        table.insert(parts, '"' .. args.articlename .. '"')
    end

    -- Magazine title (italicized)
    if args.magazine then
        table.insert(parts, "''" .. args.magazine .. "''")
    end

    -- Issue / volume
    if args.issue then
        table.insert(parts, args.issue)
    end

    -- Date
    if args.date then
        table.insert(parts, args.date)
    end

    -- Join core citation parts
    local output = table.concat(parts, ", ")

    -- Page or pages
    if args.pages then
        output = output .. ", pp. " .. args.pages
    elseif args.page then
        output = output .. ", p. " .. args.page
    end

    return output
end

return p