Template:Citation Style documentation/author


 * last: Surname of author. Do not wikilink—use author-link instead. For corporate authors, simply use last to include the same format as the source. Aliases: last1, surname, surname1, author, author1.
 * first: Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. 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 ). See the display parameters to change how many authors are displayed. Aliases: surname1, given1 through surname n , given n , or author1 through author n .
 * author-link: Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. Aliases: authorlink1, authorlink, author1-link, author1link.
 * OR: for multiple authors, use author-link1 through author-link n . Aliases: 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)
 * authors: Free-form list of author names; not an alias of last
 * When using or  styles with templates, do not use multiple names in one field or else the anchor will not match the inline link.