Template:Full citation needed
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This template is an alternative to {{Citation needed}}, for the cases where a reference is alluded to, or given in part, but not specified in enough detail. The factuality may or may not be in question; this template is just about the completeness of the citation.
For an article with numerous partial citations, consider instead the banner template {{Full citations needed}}.
Usage
{{Full citation needed|date=December 2025}}
The template should be placed outside <ref>...</ref> tags.
Nixon resigned August 9, 1974.<ref>''The New York Times''</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=December 2025}}- Result: Nixon resigned August 9, 1974.[1][full citation needed]
This template places the article into Category:Articles needing more detailed references or a dated subcategory thereof.
This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopædic content.
Template data
TemplateData for Full citation needed
This inline template is used where a reference is alluded to, or given in part, but not specified in enough detail to identify it.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
Redirects
- {{fcn}}
- {{full}}
- {{Citation broken}}
- {{Vague citation}}
See also
{{Ref expand}}– banner version of this template, for when an article needs many citations to be completed{{Incomplete short citation}}– variant of this inline template for when a short citation is too incomplete to identify which long citation it references{{Citation needed}}– for when no source is indicated at all{{Ref improve}}– banner template for when an article needs more than one citation to be added{{Author missing}}– inline template for a specific issue{{Year missing}}– inline template for a specific issue{{Page missing}}– inline template for a specific issue- Wikipedia:Citing sources, especially Unsourced material
- Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
- Wikipedia:Verifiability
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check
Template:Inline cleanup tags Template:Citation and verifiability article maintenance templates
- ↑ The New York Times