How to cite a work in a collection

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B15 / R15.5.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a work in a collection, governed by B15 / R15.5. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Kay Deaux & Brenda Major, A Social-Psychological Model of Gender, in Theoretical Perspectives on Sexual Difference 89, 89 (Deborah L. Rhode ed., 1990).

Governing rules

B15 / R15.5

• 3.2(a) — pinpoint pages.
• 15.5.1 — shorter works in a collection.
• 15.5.1(a) — works by various authors (author in roman).
• 15.5.1 — shorter works in a collection.

Required elements

• Title of the piece
• Collection title
• First page of the piece

Optional elements

• Author of the piece
• Same author as the collection — R15.5.1: “in <Author>, <Collection>” when the author is the same.
• Volume
• Pincite
• Precede the pincite with “at”
• Series
• Editor
• Translator
• Publisher
• Place of publication
• Edition
• Supplement
• Year

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