This guide is based on The Bluebook. For more details and examples, consult The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th ed.) 2010. (REF KF 245 U55  2010).

• Note, however, that the APA style incorporates various changes into the Bluebook style.
• The Bluebook style is not used to cite legal periodical articles or books. Use the regular APA style.
• To cite legal materials from states other than Massachusetts, follow the forms given below for Massachusetts, but substitute the abbreviations found on pages 170-228 of the Bluebook.
• Some Web-based databases do not include the data required to cite according to these rules. Lexis-Nexis is the best source.

Basic Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume number(Issue number), page range.

Note: The title of the periodical and the volume number are italicized.

Article in a Journal

Kralj, M. M. (1994). Getting out of the box. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 46(2), 27-28.

Note: if page numbers are continuous throughout a volume, the issue number is not necessary.

Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of the typical eyewitness. American Psychologist, 48, 574-576.

Article in a Magazine

Posner, M. I. (1993, October 29). Seeing the mind. Science, 262, 673-674.

Article in a Newspaper (signed)

Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.

Article in a Newspaper (unsigned)

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, p. A12.