An excellent article is an article that has passed the selection of excellent articles. Articles that pass the selection will be added to this list and rotated on the main page to recognize the efforts of the authors and to provide other authors with reference examples of their writing.
The articles on this list are among the highest quality articles in the Japanese Wikipedia version. If you know of other articles that you write well, or if you think you could write a great article yourself, please recommend it as an excellent article.
Excellent articles are not selected based on the superiority or inferiority or good and evil of the "article target itself". The point of selection is whether there are any problems with the "quality", "quantity", and "format" of the encyclopedic articles. See Wikipedia: Selection of Outstanding Articles for more information.
Currently, there are 1,229,727 articles in the Japanese version of Wikipedia, of which 91 (0.007%) are selected as excellent articles. Article classification is based on the second division of the 10th edition of the Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC). If there are 5 or more items below the secondary category, the tertiary category is used.
Estimated editing of excellent articles
1. Articles that are recognized as satisfying the following conditions by the selection of excellent articles are excellent articles.
2. The sentences and composition are well organized with a high degree of perfection. Figures, images and tables are also used (if possible) to assist in the explanation.
3. It is written in an easy-to-understand manner so that even unfamiliar readers can understand the subject. However, if you are dealing with a highly specialized subject, it is okay to assume that you have read and understood the related articles.
4.The contents are substantial, including points that must be explained and major related matters. However, the extent to which it is included depends on the relationship of cooperation and sharing with other articles.
5. The subject matter is well researched, from specialized materials to related materials.
6. The neutrality of the viewpoint is maintained.
7. The necessary sources are well documented throughout the article, and the rationale for each statement is clarified in the footnotes and text. In particular, it is desirable that a source is attached to positive, negative, and subjective expressions.
All of the above points are satisfied.
