How to cite a law review / journal article

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B16 / R16.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a law review / journal article, governed by B16 / R16. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Fred R. Shapiro & Michelle Pearse, The Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time, 110 Mich. L. Rev. 1483, 1489 (2012).

Governing rules

B16 / R16

• 16 — periodicals.
• 16.3 — article author & title.
• T13 — periodical title abbreviations.

Required elements

• Author
• Article title
• Volume
• Journal abbreviation — T13 / T10: institutional and geographic words abbreviate.
• First page
• Year

Optional elements

• Designation — R16.7.1: “Note”, “Comment”, “Recent Case” for student work.
• Part designation
• Further parts (one per line)
• Pincite
• Section
• Book-review parenthetical — R16.7.2: a book review names the work reviewed.
• Explanatory parenthetical
• Database citation
• URL
• Perma / archive URL
• DOI

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