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Wikipedia:Citing sources

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Wikipedia:Citing sources

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Also known as WP:CS, WP:REF

guideline on how to cite sources

AI overview

Wikipedia's citation guideline explains how to properly credit the sources of information used in articles so readers can verify facts and find additional details. Citations matter because they make Wikipedia more trustworthy and transparent by showing where claims come from and allowing people to check the accuracy of what they read.

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Encyclopedic overview

A citation, or reference, uniquely identifies a source of information, e.g.:

Ritter, R. M. (2003). The Oxford Style Manual. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-19-860564-5.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wikipedia:Citing sources” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.