Editing Encyclopedia:Citing sources (section)

==See also==
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*'''[https://citer.toolforge.org/ Citer]'''
*[http://sumsearch.org/cite/ Biomedical cite]
*'''[https://tools.wmflabs.org/citations/ Citation bot]'''
*[https://tools.wmflabs.org/dupdet/ Dup detector]
*[https://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/ MakeRef]
*'''[https://refill.toolforge.org/ng/ Refill]'''
*[https://archive.org/ WayBack]
*[[m:Web2Cit|Web2Cit]]
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'''How to cite'''
* [[Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts]] – a concise summary of some of the most important guidance on this page
* [[Help:Referencing for beginners]] – a simple practical guide to getting started
* [[Help:How to mine a source]] – case study on getting maximum information from cited material
* [[Wikipedia:Verification methods]] – listing examples of the most common ways that citations are used in Wikipedia articles
* [[Wikipedia:Improving referencing efforts]] – essay on why references are important
* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]] – a full listing of various styles for citing all sorts of materials
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources/Example edits for different methods]] – showing comparative edit mode representations for different citation methods and techniques
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources/Further considerations]] – additional considerations for citing sources
* [[Wikipedia:Inline citation]] – more information on inline citations 
* [[Wikipedia:Nesting footnotes]] – how-to guide on "nesting" footnotes
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout#Further reading|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout § Further reading]] – for information about the "Further reading" section
* [[Wikipedia:External links]] – for information about the "External links" section
* [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Public-domain sources|Wikipedia:Plagiarism § Public-domain sources]] – guideline covering the inclusion of material in the public domain
* [[Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines]] – guidelines for dealing with scientific and mathematical articles
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Shared Resources]] – project guide on finding resources
* [[mw:Extension:Cite|MediaWiki:Extension:Cite]] – details of the software which support the {{tag|ref|o}} parser hooks

'''Citation problems'''
* [[:Template:Irrelevant citation]] – inline template to note source simply is not relevant to the material
* [[:Template:More citations needed]] – template to add to article (or section) where citations are insufficient
* [[:Template:Text-source]] – template to add to article (or section) where text–source integrity is questioned
* [[Wikipedia:Citation needed]] – explanation of template to tag statements that need a citation
* [[Wikipedia:Citation overkill]] – why too many citations on one fact can be a bad thing
* [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems]] – in case of text that has been copied verbatim inappropriately
* [[Wikipedia:Link rot]] – guide to preventing [[link rot]]
* [[Wikipedia:More seasoning doesn't mean more flavor]] – an essay about how less detail doesn't always mean less info
* [[Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue]] – an essay advising: do not cite already obvious information
* [[Wikipedia:You do need to cite that the sky is blue|Wikipedia:You ''do'' need to cite that the sky is blue]] – an essay advising: just because something appears obvious to you does not mean it is obvious to everyone
* [[Wikipedia:Video links]] – an essay discussing the use of citations linking to YouTube and other user-submitted video sites
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Citation cleanup]] – a group of people devoted to cleaning up citations
* [[Wikipedia:Reference database]] – essay/proposal

'''Changing citation style formats'''
* [[WP:CITEVAR]]