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Each citation that is to appear as a numbered footnote at the bottom of an article should be '''enclosed between <ref> and </ref>'''. Only a number in brackets will be displayed in the text where you placed the reference. Clicking this bracketed number will jump to that reference at the bottom of the page, and block highlight it. Similarly, clicking the small upwards-pointing arrow that displays with the reference at the bottom of the page will jump to the place where it is cited, and block highlight the bracketed number. | Each citation that is to appear as a numbered footnote at the bottom of an article should be '''enclosed between <ref> and </ref>'''. Only a number in brackets will be displayed in the text where you placed the reference. Clicking this bracketed number will jump to that reference at the bottom of the page, and block highlight it. Similarly, clicking the small upwards-pointing arrow that displays with the reference at the bottom of the page will jump to the place where it is cited, and block highlight the bracketed number. | ||
While you can place any text between the <ref> and </ref> tags, there is a time-saving shortcut for publications indexed in PubMed (details below). | |||
To produce the list of numbered references at the bottom of the page, insert '''<references />''' (note the slash!). Typically this is placed after a title such as <nowiki>==References==</nowiki>. | To produce the list of numbered references at the bottom of the page, insert '''<references />''' (note the slash!). Typically this is placed after a title such as <nowiki>==References==</nowiki>. | ||
