Template:Self-published source

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Usage

{{Self-published source|date=September 2025}}

This is an inline citation cleanup template used inside <ref></ref> to flag a source as self-published and thus potentially unreliable, per WP:V#SELF (WP:RS and WP:NPOV may also be relevant, but the link to goes to WP:V#SELF).

This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Accuracy disputes.

To flag blocks of information as questionably sourced in this manner, use Template:Self-published inline, outside of <ref></ref>. For whole sections or articles, use Template:Self-published.

See also

• {{Self-published inline}} – a similar inline template for flagging facts in the article as being reliant on a self-published source (use outside <ref>)
• {{Self-published}} – an article- or section-level banner
• {{Primarysources}} – an article- or section-level banner
• {{Third-party}} or {{third-party-inline}}, when an independent or third-party source is needed
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
• {{Tertiary}} – a similar inline template for flagging sources that are tertiary and do not sufficiently or at all cite their own sources