Template:Citation Style documentation/author


 *  last: Surname of a single author. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. For corporate authors or authors for whom only one name is listed by the source, use last or one of its aliases (e.g. Bono). Aliases: last1, surname, surname1, author, author1.
 * author: this parameter is used to hold the complete name of a single author (first and last) or to hold the name of a corporate author. This parameter should never hold the names of more than one author.
 * first: Given or first names of author; for example: Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Firstname M., Sr. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. Aliases: first1, given, given1. Requires last; first name will not display if last is empty.
 * OR: for multiple authors, use last1, first1 through last n , first n  where n is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of authors (each first n  requires a corresponding last n ). Aliases: surname1, given1 through surname n , given n , or author1 through author n .  For an individual author plus an institutional author, you can use ..........
 * author-link: Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: author-link1, authorlink, authorlink1, author1-link, author1link.
 * OR: for multiple authors, use author-link1 through author-link n . Aliases: authorlink1 through authorlink n , or author1-link through author n -link, or author1link through author n link.
 * name-list-format: displays authors and editors in Vancouver style when set to  and when the list uses  /  parameters for the name list(s)
 * vauthors: comma separated list of author names in Vancouver style; enclose corporate or institutional author names in doubled parentheses:
 * Smythe JB, ((Megabux Corporation))
 * author-link and author-mask may be used for the individual names in vauthors as described above
 * authors: Free-form list of author names; use of this parameter is discouraged because it does not contribute to a citation's metadata; not an alias of last
 *  translator-last: Surname of translator. Do not wikilink—use translator-link instead. Aliases: translator1, translator1-last, translator-last1.
 * translator-first: Given or first names of translator. Do not wikilink—use translator-link instead. Aliases: translator1-first, translator-first1.
 * OR: for multiple translators, use translator-last1, translator-first1 through translator-last n , translator-first n  where n is any consecutive number for an unlimited number of translators (each translator-first n  requires a corresponding translator-last n ). Aliases: translator1-last, translator1-first through translator n -last, translator n -first, or translator1 through translator n .
 * translator-link: Title of existing Wikipedia article about the translator—not the translator's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: translator-link1, translator1-link.
 * OR: for multiple translators, use translator-link1 through translator-link n . Aliases: translator1-link through translator n -link.
 *  collaboration: Name of a group of authors or collaborators; requires author, last, or vauthors which list one or more primary authors; follows author name-list; appends 'et al.' to author name-list.
 * Note: When using or  styles with templates, do not use multiple names in one field or else the anchor will not match the inline link.