Template:Expression of concern/doc

Usage
This template is used to mark citations with active expression of concerns.

Using gives
 * Smith, J. (2008). "Foobar." Journal of Barfoo. 5:12.

If the article with an expression of concern is intended to be cited, for example while discussing the role of the publication in a controversy, then use  instead, which gives
 * Smith, J. (2008). "Foobar." Journal of Barfoo. 5:12.

If it's not intended to be cited, the citation should be removed per WP:RS, and the content of the article updated accordingly.

If a link to the expression of concern is desired, you can use which gives The expression of concern identifier links bibcode (for bibcodes), doi (for DOIs), pmc (for PMCIDs), and pmid (for PMIDs) are supported. Failing that, is also supported for a generic web link.
 * Smith, J. (2008). "Foobar." Journal of Barfoo. 5:12.

The template works with citation templates too, for example gives

Do not use this template in the fields of citation templates such as and, as the HTML markup will be rendered in the metadata for that field.

Cleanup and tracking categories
Pages containing this template will be placed in the category Category:Articles citing publications with expressions of concern. Pages containing unintentionally citations will instead be placed in Category:Articles unintentionally citing publications with expressions of concern. Ideally this last category should be empty.