Frequently, people want to know how they should cite Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki in other works.

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A [[Wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]] is an unusual form of media, and as such doesn't conform well to the usual book citation formats. [[m:wiki is not paper|A Wiki is not paper]], so you will need to use an electronic format instead. The exact citation format will depend upon the citation style guide that you are following, but here are a few general principles to consider:

* You should ''not'' cite any particular author or authors for a Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki article, in general. Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki is collaboratively written. However, if you do need to find the list of authors of a particular article, you can check the [[Help:Page history|Page history]].

* Your citation should normally list both the article title and ''WikipediaOrthodoxWiki: The Free Orthodox Open Encyclopedia'', much as you would for an article in a paper publication.

* The citation should normally include the ''full date and time'' of the article revision you are using, since the page may well change radically between you viewing it and somebody following your reference. This can be found by clicking the ''Page history'' link at the left and looking at the time of the topmost revision (times are in [[Wikipedia:Coordinated Universal Time|Coordinated Universal Time]], or UTC, unless you have logged in and entered an offset in your preferences).

* Most citation styles will likely require the full article URL. If greater brevity is desired, however, you may optionally include just the Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki URL (e.g. '''<nowiki>http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxwiki.org/ </nowiki>''' for an English article) since the article URL can be inferred from the article title.

* Each Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki article should normally be a separate citation.

==Examples==The following examples assume you are citing the Wikipedia article on [[Plagiarism]], using the version that was submitted on July 22, 2004, at 10:55 [[UTC]] (see the page '''history''' for this information), and that you accessed the article through the [[World Wide Web]] on August 10, 2004.

===APA style===Citation in The following examples assume you are citing the OrthodoxWiki article on [[APA styleBaptism]], as recommended by using the version that was submitted on June 24, 2005, at 12:28 [[American Psychological AssociationWikipedia:UTC|UTC]]:* Plagiarism (2004, July 22). see the page '''history'Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved August 10for this information), 2004, from <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism</nowiki>. and that you accessed the article through the [[httpWikipedia://www.apastyle.org/elecsourceWorld Wide Web|World Wide Web]] on July 28, 2005.html]

===MLA APA style===Citation in [[MLA style]], as recommended by the [[Modern Language Association]]:

Citation in [[Wikipedia:APA style|APA style]], as recommended by the [[Wikipedia:American Psychological Association|American Psychological Association]]:* Baptism (2005, June 24). ''OrthodoxWiki: The Orthodox Open Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 28, 2005, from <nowiki>http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Baptism</nowiki>. [http://www.apastyle.org/elecsource.html] === MLA style === Citation in [[Wikipedia:MLA style|MLA style]], as recommended by the [[Wikipedia:Modern Language Association|Modern Language Association]]: * "PlagiarismBaptism." ''WikipediaOrthodoxWiki: The Free Orthodox Open Encyclopedia''. 22 Jul 200424 Jun 2005, 1012:55 28 UTC. 10 Aug 2004 28 Jul 2005 <nowiki><http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxwiki.org/wiki/PlagiarismBaptism></nowiki>.

===MHRA style===Citation in [[MHRA Style Guide|MHRA style]], as recommended by the [[Modern Humanities Research Association]]:* Wikipedia contributors, 'Plagiarism', ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'', 22 July 2004, 10:55 UTC, <nowiki><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism></nowiki> [accessed 10 August 2004]

Citation in [[Wikipedia:MHRA Style Guide|MHRA style]], as recommended by the [[Wikipedia:Modern Humanities Research Association|Modern Humanities Research Association]]:*OrthodoxWiki contributors, 'Baptism', ''OrthodoxWiki: The Orthodox Open Encyclopedia'', 24 June 2005, 12:28 UTC, <nowiki><http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Baptism></nowiki> [accessed 28 July 2005] ===Chicago style=== Citation in [[Wikipedia:The Chicago Manual of Style|Chicago style]]:*Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki contributors, "PlagiarismBaptism," ''WikipediaOrthodoxWiki: The Free Orthodox Open Encyclopedia'', <nowiki>http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxwiki.org/wiki/PlagiarismBaptism</nowiki> (accessed August 10July 28, 20042005).

===CBE/CSE Style=== Citation in [[Wikipedia:Council of Science Editors|CBE/CSE style]], as recommended by the [[Wikipedia:Council of Science Editors|Council of Science Editors]]:*Wikipedia OrthodoxWiki contributors. Plagiarism Baptism [Internet]. WikipediaOrthodoxWiki, the free Orthodox open encyclopedia; 2004 Jul 222005 Jun 24, 1012:55 28 UTC [cited 2004 Aug 102005 Jul 28]. Available from: <nowiki>http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxwiki.org/wiki/PlagiarismBaptism.</nowiki> === BibTeX entry ===

author = "Wikipedia{,} the free encyclopediaOrthodoxWiki", title = "Citing Baptism --- OrthodoxWiki{W,}ikipedia (URL_HERE)the Orthodox open encyclopedia",

url = "<nowiki>http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxwiki.org/wBaptism</index.php?titlenowiki>", note =Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia"[Online; accessed 28-July-2005]"

When using the TeX package url (<code>\usepackage{url}</code> somewhere in the preamble) which tends to give much more nicely formatted web addresses, the following may preferred:  @misc{ wiki:xxx, author = "OrthodoxWiki", title = "Baptism --- OrthodoxWiki{,} the Orthodox open encyclopedia", year = "2005", url = "'''\url{'''<nowiki>http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Baptism</nowiki>'''}'''", note = "[Online; accessed 28-July-2005]" } ==See also== *The original article at [[wikipediaWikipedia:Citing_WikipediaCiting Wikipedia]].*[[wikipediaWikipedia:MediaWiki_feature_request_and_bug_report_discussion#.22Citing_Wikipedia.22_link.2C_or_Citation_Box.2C_on_every_page |Wikipedia:A suggestion for citations on every page, with models]]