Template:Article-magazine

Smith, Jane. 1996. There is no resisting the Borg queen. 
     Maclean's, December 2.
{article-magazine
| last =
| first=
| middle= 
| year =
| title =
| periodical =
| month =
| day =
| url =
}

Cites an article in a magazine. Place it inside <ref>…</ref> tags.

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Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article title	title	The title of the magazine article.	Line	required
Magazine name	periodical	The name of the magazine. Example Time	Line	required
Author surname	last	Family name of the author. Leave blank if the source has no named author.	Line	suggested
Author first name	first	Given name of the author.	Line	suggested
Middle name / initial	middle	Middle name or initial of the author, if any.	Line	optional
Year published	year	The year it was published. Example 1996	Number	suggested
Month published	month	The month of the issue. Example March	Line	suggested
Day published	day	The day of the month, if the issue is dated to a specific day. Example 14	Number	optional
Web address (URL)	url	Link to an online copy, if available. Include the protocol prefix (usually https://).	URL	optional
Archived copy (URL)	archiveurl	Link to an archived snapshot (e.g. the Wayback Machine), kept as a backup if the original goes offline. Usually filled in automatically.	URL	optional
Archive date	archivedate	The date the archived snapshot was captured. Usually filled in automatically.	Date	optional
Original link status	urlstatus	Set to "dead" if the original link no longer works, so the citation points readers to the archived copy. Usually filled in automatically. Suggested values live dead	Line	optional