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* '''last''': Surname of author. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead. Where the surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese) or for corporate authors, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source.
* '''last''': Surname of author. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead. Where the surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese) or for corporate authors, simply use '''last''' to include the same format as the source.
** '''first''': Given or first names) of author, including title(s)— e.g. ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.''. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead.
** '''first''': Given or first names) of author, including title(s)— e.g. ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.''. Do not wikilink— use '''authorlink''' instead.
**OR: for multiple authors, use the '''first1''', '''last1''' through '''first9''', '''last9''' for up to 9 authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author.
**OR: for multiple authors, use '''first1''', '''last1''' through '''first9''', '''last9''' for up to 9 authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author.
::Aliases: '''last''', '''author'''; '''last1''', '''author1''' through '''last9''', '''author9'''
** '''authorlink''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author— not the author's website. Must not be wikilinked itself.
** '''authorlink''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author— not the author's website. Must not be wikilinked itself.
**OR: for multiple authors, use '''authorlink1''' through '''authorlink9'''.
**OR: for multiple authors, use '''authorlink1''' through '''authorlink9'''.
::Aliases: '''last''', '''author'''; '''last1''', '''author1''' through '''last9''', '''author9'''