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On the Main Page of Wikipedia, there is a section which is called did you know (DYK). DYK is meant to showcase new articles as well as rebuilt articles (articles which have been expanded over five times their original size, essentially making them new, or articles completely lacking references which are then doubled in size plus the addition of references).
If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it; if you believe it is inappropriate for the needs of the article, seek consensus for a change on the talk page. If you are the first contributor to add citations to an article, you may choose whichever style you think best for the article.
Maybe a citation passes the first two tests: it points to a real book or journal, and it has a volume number (if applicable) and page number that allows you to find it in the book. The last step now is to read it with your own eyes and see if it really says what you expected it to say. Say you're researching the prime number theorem. Wikipedia ...
You can see how an article has evolved over time by clicking the "View history" link at the top of every article. When you open the "View History" page, you'll see a list of recent changes to the article, with some comments about what other editors have done. You can compare histories between articles by clicking on the buttons next to each line.
However, do not promote a hook you wrote, or a hook for an article you created, nominated, or reviewed. (Ask for assistance at WT:DYK if one of "your" hooks has been waiting a long time for promotion.) It is the promoter's responsibility to make sure all review issues have been resolved, that the hook is verified by sourcing within the article.
Articles start with a lead section (WP:CREATELEAD) summarising the most important points of the topic.The lead section is the first part of the article; it comes above the first header, and may contain a lead image which is representative of the topic, and/or an infobox that provides a few key facts, often statistical, such as dates and measurements.
An infobox image and, in the absence of an infobox, a photograph or other image in the article's lead section, serves to illustrate the topic of the article, as such, the caption should work singularly towards that purpose. Depending on the nature of the subject and the image used, the ideal caption can range from none at all to a regular full ...
A mentor will be able to comment here on the article. I also suggest that you review articles at WP:FAC now: this will help you learn the featured article criteria, build goodwill amongst the FAC community (which will help your article get reviews later) and demonstrate to the FAC community that you understand the criteria.