legal-writing
What is the standard or most frequently used citation style used in law journals?
<p>For example, most major science journals tend to use APA citation style, whereas most major humanities journals utilize MLA (8th edition I believe is the most recent).</p>

<p>What citation style do most law/legal journals utilize?</p>

<p>On the side, are footnotes permissible in most law journals, or does it depend on the journal?  </p>

<p>And I do not believe I could find a hashtag to aptly describe my question, so brainstorming to create a new one would be appreciated!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p><em>The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation</em></p>

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<p>As to footnotes, they are not only permissible, but they may take up one-third to one-half of the page.  Law journal articles are among the most thoroughly sourced articles in academia.</p>

<p>Let me clarify as to what is said. The Bluebook defines two parallel systems for citation:</p>

<ol>
<li>Journal Citation</li>
<li>Legal Citation</li>
</ol>

<p>The measure of a law journal is how rigorously it conforms to the Bluebook's journal citation standard (one of the reason law journals are regarded as mere deforestation).</p>

<p>Legal citation only uses roman and italic (or underline) fonts. Journal citation uses small capital fonts in addition.</p>

<p>Generally, legal citation is done inline without footnotes. Journal citation is always done with footnotes.</p>
