Welcome to Wikipedia. We have compiled some guidance for new healthcare editors:
Use high-quality sources for medical content (see
WP:MEDRS). High-quality sources include
review articles (which are not the same as
peer-reviewed), position statements from nationally and internationally recognized bodies (like CDC, WHO, FDA), and major medical textbooks. Lower-quality sources are typically removed.
Reference tags generally go after punctuation, not before; there is no preceding space.
We use very few
capital letters and very little bolding. Only the first word of a heading is usually capitalized.
Common terms are not usually
wikilinked; nor are years, dates, or names of countries and major cities.
Do not use URLs from your university library's internal net: the rest of the world cannot see them.
Include page numbers when referencing a book or long journal article.
Format references consistently within an article and be sure to cite the
PMID for journal articles and
ISBN for books; see
WP:MEDHOW.
Never copy and paste from sources; we run
detection software on new edits.
The ordering of sections typically follows the instructions at
WP:MEDMOS.
Think carefully before working on
featured articles (these have a gold star at top right). It is often hard to improve featured articles.
Talk to us! Wikipedia works by collaboration at articles and user talkpages.
Once again, welcome, and thank you for joining us. Please share these guidelines with other new editors.
Welcome to Wikipedia. We have compiled some guidance for new healthcare editors:
Use high-quality sources for medical content (see
WP:MEDRS). High-quality sources include
review articles (which are not the same as
peer-reviewed), position statements from nationally and internationally recognized bodies (like CDC, WHO, FDA), and major medical textbooks. Lower-quality sources are typically removed.
Reference tags generally go after punctuation, not before; there is no preceding space.
We use very few
capital letters and very little bolding. Only the first word of a heading is usually capitalized.
Common terms are not usually
wikilinked; nor are years, dates, or names of countries and major cities.
Do not use URLs from your university library's internal net: the rest of the world cannot see them.
Include page numbers when referencing a book or long journal article.
Format references consistently within an article and be sure to cite the
PMID for journal articles and
ISBN for books; see
WP:MEDHOW.
Never copy and paste from sources; we run
detection software on new edits.
The ordering of sections typically follows the instructions at
WP:MEDMOS.
Think carefully before working on
featured articles (these have a gold star at top right). It is often hard to improve featured articles.
Talk to us! Wikipedia works by collaboration at articles and user talkpages.
Once again, welcome, and thank you for joining us. Please share these guidelines with other new editors.