How to cite a frequently cited named work

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B15 / R15.8.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a frequently cited named work, governed by B15 / R15.8. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Dictionaries, The Federalist, the Bible and similar works cited by name.

Example

Good-Faith Bargaining, Black’s Law Dictionary (9th ed. 2009).

Governing rules

B15 / R15.8

• 15.8 — frequently cited works.

Required elements

• Work

Optional elements

• Entry / heading
• Edition
• Volume
• Number
• Section
• Pincite
• Precede the pincite with “at”
• Attribution — R15.8(b): The Federalist names its author in a parenthetical.
• Editor
• Publisher
• Year

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