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Template:Scientific citation needed

^{[scientific citation needed]}

Template documentation

Usage

Add the {{scientific citation needed}} inline template to sentences within an article needing more specific citations.

See also

Inline cleanup tags

Attribution

Clarity

Miscellaneous

Neutrality

Precision

{{By how much}} {{Definition}} {{Definition needed}} {{Example needed}} {{Example needed span}} {{Explain}} {{How}} {{How often}} {{Misquoted}} {{Quantify}} {{Specify}} {{Vague}} {{When}} {{Where}} {{Which}} {{Who else}} {{Why}} {{Year needed}}
Excessive	{{Overly detailed inline}} {{Duplication span}} {{Importance inline}} {{Relevance inline}} {{Undue weight inline}} {{Globalize inline}} {{Infobox clutter}}

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	{{Contradictory inline}} {{Disputed inline}} {{Dubious}} {{Dubious span}} {{Inconsistent}} {{Needs independent confirmation}} {{Speculation inline}}
Bare URLs	{{Bare URL inline}} {{Bare URL non-HTML}} {{Bare URL AV media}} {{Bare URL PDF}} {{Bare URL image}} {{Bare URL DOC}} {{Bare URL plain text}} {{Bare URL spreadsheet}}
Incomplete or broken citation	{{Author incomplete}} {{Author missing}} {{Date missing}} {{Dead link}} {{Edition needed}} {{Episode needed}} {{Full citation needed}} {{Incomplete short citation}} {{ISBN missing}} {{Moved resource}} {{Page needed}} {{Permanent dead link}} {{Place missing}} {{Publisher missing}} {{Season needed}} {{Time needed}} {{Title incomplete}} {{Title missing}} {{Unused source}} {{Volume needed}} {{Year missing}}
Missing or problematic reference	{{Additional citation needed}} {{Better source needed}} {{Better source needed example}} {{Check quotation}} {{Chronology citation needed}} {{Circular reference}} {{Citation needed}} {{Citation needed span}} {{Citation not found}} {{Close paraphrasing inline}} {{COI source}} {{Deprecated inline}} {{Excessive citations inline}} {{Failed verification}} {{Failed verification span}} {{Image reference needed}} {{Irrelevant citation}} {{Medical citation needed}} {{Medical citation needed span}} {{Nonspecific}} {{Not verified in body}} {{Obsolete source}} {{Page range too broad}} {{Primary source inline}} {{Promotional source}} {{Quote without source}} {{Request quotation}} {{Request quotation span}} {{Retracted}} {{Scientific citation needed}} {{Self-published inline}} {{Tertiary source inline}} {{Third-party inline}} {{Unreliable fringe source}} {{Unreliable medical source}} {{Unreliable source?}} {{Verify quote}} {{Verify source}}

Wording

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