How to cite a software

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B18 / R18.11.1.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a software, governed by B18 / R18.11.1. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Bethesda Game Studios, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition, Update 1.6.640 (Windows, Sep. 20, 2022).

Governing rules

B18 / R18.11.1

• 18 — the internet, electronic media & other nonprint resources.
• 18.11.2 — software.

Required elements

• Name
• Version / release number

Optional elements

• Developer
• Release designation — Defaults to “Ver.”
• Release name
• Platform
• Release date

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