TEMPLATE:MORE SCIENCE CITATIONS NEEDED DOC

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A |section parameter can be used if the template is being used in relation to a specific section rather than the entire article.

The |date= parameter indicates the month and year the template was placed. If omitted, a bot will add it later.

This template will place tagged articles into Category:Articles lacking reliable references or one of its subcategories based on the date.

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Use this template to _tag_ information or analysis that is only supported by primary scientific research articles, so that other editors can add citations to secondary or tertiary sources such as a review articles or books. Primary sources may be used on Wikipedia, but they need to be handled with care.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	Month and year when template was applied; if left blank, this will be filled by a bot Default	String	optional
Focus	`1`	Indicate if the focus is a particular section; not including this parameter implies the entire article Default	String	optional

v t e Citation and verifiability article maintenance templates
Sourcing	{{ Circular}} {{ Dubious}} {{ Excessive citations}} {{ Further reading cleanup}} {{ More citations needed}} {{ More citations needed section}} {{ More footnotes needed}} {{ No footnotes}} {{ No significant coverage}} {{ One source}} {{ One source section}} {{ Only primary sources}} {{ NRIS only}} {{ Primary sources}} {{ Primary sources section}} {{ Religious text primary}} {{ Self-published}} {{ Self-reference cleanup}} {{ Self-sourcing examples}} {{ Refexample section}} {{ Sources exist}} {{ Text-source}} {{ Third-party}} {{ Unreferenced}} {{ Unreferenced section}} {{ Unreferenced category}} {{ Unreliable sources}} {{ Unreliable sources section}} {{ User-generated}}
BLP-specific	{{ BLP unreferenced}} {{ BLP unreferenced section}} {{ BLP primary sources}} {{ BLP self-published}} {{ BLP sources}} {{ BLP sources section}} {{ BLP IMDb-only refimprove}} {{ BLP IMDb refimprove}} {{ BLP no footnotes}} {{ BLP more footnotes needed}} {{ BLP one source}}
Topic specific	{{ Localist}} {{ Media IMDb refimprove}} {{ More medical citations needed}} {{ More science citations needed}} {{ Neologism}} {{ Science review}} {{ Unreferenced law}} {{ Unreferenced-law section}} {{ Unreferenced medical section}}
Dispute-related	{{ Cite check}} {{ Cite check section}} {{ Content}} {{ Disputed}} {{ Dispute about}} {{ Disputed section}} {{ Disputed chem}} {{ Disputed list}} {{ Disputed map}} {{ Expert needed}} {{ Hoax}} {{ Original research}} {{ Original research section}} {{ Speculation}} {{ Speculation section}} {{ Synthesis}} {{ Verifiability}} {{ Verify sources}}
Citation improvements	{{ Citation style}} {{ Citations broken}} {{ Cleanup bare URLs}} {{ Format footnotes}} {{ Full citations needed}} {{ Ibid}} {{ Page numbers improve}} {{ Page numbers needed}} {{ Shallow references}}
General advice	Citing sources Reliable sources Maintenance template removal Citation needed Find sources Combining sources Referencing styles

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	Month and year when template was applied; if left blank, this will be filled by a bot Default	String	optional
Focus	`1`	Indicate if the focus is a particular section; not including this parameter implies the entire article Default	String	optional

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