Wikipedia:Requested articles

How to request an article

First, check that the article you're looking for doesn't already exist: Search for existing articles. If an article exists, but not at the title you expected, you can create a redirect. Check your spelling. Articles generally use the most common name for the subject. This may not be the official name, scientific name, or another name you have in mind. Next, be sure the article is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Articles should be about topics that have received significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. We have a fairly precise definition of what is considered a "reliable source", as well as detailed inclusion guidelines. If that seems OK, find the appropriate topic area below, and add your request there by clicking "edit" at the heading. Give a brief description, with links if possible, for the proposed topic, to aid others in understanding your request.

I want to write an article myself

If you have written an article, you can submit it for creation. Be aware that there are guidelines about what is an acceptable subject for an article, as mentioned above.

For editors

Please help by fulfilling these requests! Help maintain the list by moving misplaced or unsorted requests to the appropriate section. Many requests can be fulfilled by creating a redirect from the requested title. Fulfilled requests should be removed from the list. Remember to categorize newly created articles, and tag them as stubs if they are short.

Applied arts and sciences

• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Communications
• Computer science, computing, and Internet
• Design
• Education
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Fishing, fisheries, and aquaculture
• Industry
• Law
• Law enforcement and crime
• Library sciences
• Medicine
• Pharmacology
• Technology and tools
• Transportation

Arts and entertainment

• General art
• Design
• Fashion
• Film, radio and television
• Food, drink, and nutrition
• Internet and tech culture
• Literature
• Museums
• Music
• National or ethnic cultures
• Performing arts
• Print media
• Recreation and hobbies
• Visual arts
• Other
• Unclassified

Biography

• By profession
• By nationality

Business and economics

• Accounting
• Business
• Businesses and organizations
• Econometrics
• Economic policy
• Economic theory and history
• Economics
• Economists
• Finance
• Human resources
• Law firms
• Management
• Non-profit organizations
• People in business
• Terminology (Business)
• Terminology (Economics)

Mathematics

• Logic
• Mathematics

Music

• Albums
• Bands, performers and songwriters
• Chamber ensembles
• Classical composers
• Classical compositions
• Conductors
• Critics, historians, journalists and publications
• Festivals, concerts and awards
• Genres
• Hip hop
• Instruments
• Jazz
• Music theory
• Orchestras
• Organizations
• Producers, sound engineers, etc.
• Record labels
• Schools and music education
• Songs
• Stage musicals
• Technical and business terms

Natural sciences

• Astronomy and cosmology
• Biology
• Chemistry, chemicals and labs
• Environment and geology
• Journals and trade publications
• Materials science
• Medicine
• Physical science
• Physics
• Scientists and people in science
• Other

Philosophy

• Aesthetics
• Epistemology
• Ethics
• Logic
• Metaphysics
• Other

Social sciences

• Archaeology
• Genealogy
• Geography, cities, regions and named places
• Historic places
• History
• Linguistics
• Military and military history
• Politics and government
• Psychology
• Religion
• Society and culture
• Other social sciences topics

Sport

• Sports and sportspeople

Images needing articles

Protesilaus telesilaus is a butterfly species needing an article

• Images

Other categories

• By country
• Lists
• Other or unknown topic

See also

• Wikipedia:Articles requested for more than a year
• Wikipedia:Most wanted articles (most linked to)
• Wikipedia:Most wanted stubs
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles
• Many WikiProjects and notice boards have requests for new articles pertaining to a specific topic.
• Wikipedia:Drawing board - a noticeboard for discussing new article ideas.
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Red Link Recovery
• Wikipedia:Articles for creation - allows unregistered and new users to create new articles with the assistance of experienced Wikipedians.
• Wikipedia:Requests for expansion/Archive, Category:Articles to be expanded and Category:Stubs lists very short preliminary articles that have not yet been developed.
• Category:Redirects with possibilities lists many redirects with good potential to become future articles.
• Portal:Current events - displays newsworthy topics — even brief entries for those are very helpful. They have the advantage of already having a reference webpage, and would have been verified in most cases by the news media. (see also Wikinews)
• Wikipedia:Requested lists
• Wikipedia:Requested pictures and Commons:Picture requests
• Wikipedia:Requested recordings
• Wikipedia:Requested templates
• Wikipedia:Translation#How to request a translation