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{{mbox|image=[[File:Stop hand.svg|60px]]|text=Per [[Template_talk:Cite_doi/Archive_1#RfC:_Should_Template:cite_doi_cease_creating_a_separate_subpage_for_each_DOI.3F|consensus]], this template should no longer be used. Instead, please use the {{tl|cite journal}} template.}}
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{{mbox|image=[[File:Stop hand.svg|60px]]|text=Please '''do not add''' cite pmid template to articles.  Their use is [[Template talk:Cite pmid#RFC: Should template:cite pmid be deprecated|deprecated]] and for this reason,  [[User:Citation bot|Citation bot]] no longer expands cite pmid templates.}}
{{mbox|image=[[File:Stop hand caution.svg|60px]]|text=Per [[WP:CITEVAR]], only use this template in articles whose references are formatted as described below. Please '''do not use''' the cite pmid template in articles whose references are formatted differently (''e.g.'', articles that use the [[Vancouver system]]).}}
 
  
==Technical overview==
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==Overview==
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{{tl|Cite pmid}} was a template that was used for citing a journal article using its [[PubMed|PMID]] number. When this was functioning, an editor could use the template with the PMID number, and a [[User:Citation bot|bot]] would then fill out the full reference. However, the bot created a separate template page for each individual citation which were simply calls to {{tl|cite journal}}.  An [[Template talk:Cite doi/Archive 1#RfC: Should Template:cite doi cease creating a separate subpage for each DOI?|RFC at this templates talk page]] concluded with the consensus that this template should no longer be used because of various problems caused by this system.
  
The template works by transcluding a template, which is stored as Template:cite pmid/xxxxxxxx. This subpage is filled out by [[User:Citation bot|a bot]] using the {{tl|cite journal}} syntax. If the article already exists in, say, Template:Cite doi, a redirect to the appropriate page will be created.
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Instead use {{tlx|cite journal|pmid{{=}}...}}, which allows you to specify the PMID, then run the citation bot on the page. The [[WP:CITOID|Citoid feature]], which is part of [[WP:VISUAL|Visual Editor]] does this too, and as well as other third-party tools.
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==Third-party tools==
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When using third-party tools, you are still responsible for your edits. Proofread the content generated by any of these tools.
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* [https://tools.wmflabs.org/citation-template-filling/cgi-bin/index.cgi Wikipedia template filling tool], including searching by PMID
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* [https://reftag.appspot.com/doiweb.py DOI Wikipedia reference generator]
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* [[User:Citation bot]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* {{tl|Cite Q}}, a similar method based on Wikidata items instead of PMID-based sub-templates
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* [[Template:Ref pmid]], a historically deprecated method to create references based upon citations created by this template
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* [[Template:Cite doi]], another historically deprecated method based on DOI-based sub-templates
 
* [[Wikipedia:PMID]] and [[PubMed Central]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:PMID]] and [[PubMed Central]]
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{{Citation Style 1}}
 
{{Citation Style 1}}
  
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[[bn:টেমপ্লেট:Cite pmid]]
 
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[[sv:Mall:Pmid Referens]]
 
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Latest revision as of 02:35, 16 June 2020

Overview

{{Cite pmid}} was a template that was used for citing a journal article using its PMID number. When this was functioning, an editor could use the template with the PMID number, and a bot would then fill out the full reference. However, the bot created a separate template page for each individual citation which were simply calls to {{cite journal}}. An RFC at this templates talk page concluded with the consensus that this template should no longer be used because of various problems caused by this system.

Instead use {{cite journal|pmid=...}}, which allows you to specify the PMID, then run the citation bot on the page. The Citoid feature, which is part of Visual Editor does this too, and as well as other third-party tools.

Third-party tools

When using third-party tools, you are still responsible for your edits. Proofread the content generated by any of these tools.

See also