WRITING MANUAL - Supreme Court - State of Ohio

HOW TO CITE TEXTS, TREATISES, AND DICTIONARIES
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White & Summers, Uniform Commercial Code, Section 2-7, 97 (4th
Ed.1995).
7 Wigmore, Evidence, Section 1986, at 242-249 (Chadbourn Rev.1981).
8 Wigmore, Evidence, Sections 2380-2381 (McNaughton Rev.1961).
5.3. Law Reviews.
A. Elements of citation
When citing a law review article, place the elements of the citation in the
following order:
• The last name or full name of the author(s), including student authors,
followed by a comma;
• The title of the article, in italics, followed by a comma;
• The volume number of the law review;
• The name of the law review, using Westlaw’s or Lexis’s
abbreviations;
• The page number;
• The year, within parentheses.
B. Title and source
The title of an article or note is italicized. In general, use Westlaw’s or Lexis’s
abbreviations for sources.
HOW TO CITE LAW REVIEWS
Steinberg, Economic Perspectives on Regulation of Charitable Solicitation,
39 Case W.Res.L.Rev. 775 (1989).
Ingram, Punitive Damages Should Be Abolished, 17 Cap.U.L.Rev. 205
(1988).
Quigley, Ohio’s Unique Rule on Burden of Persuasion for Self-Defense:
Unraveling the Legislative and Judicial Tangle, 20 U.Tol.L.Rev. 105 (1988).
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