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Citation rules/Books and reports/15.5 Shorter Works in Collection

Italicize the word "in"

Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A shorter work inside a collection is introduced by an italicized “in”, which marks where the work's own title ends and the volume's begins.1

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  1. 1R. 15.5.1(a) Works by various authors; R. 15.5.1 Works in Collection Generally.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
PreviousAdd the publication parentheticalNextRemove italics from the author's name

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  1. Add the page the work begins on
  2. Add the publication parenthetical
  3. Italicize the word "in"
  4. Move the individual before the institution
  5. Move the volume before the author
  6. Remove italics from the author's name
  7. Remove the comma before "&"
  8. Remove the comma before "et al."
  9. Use the full citation, not a short form

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More in Books and reports

  1. Add the page the work begins on
  2. Add the publication parenthetical
  3. Italicize the word "in"
  4. Move the individual before the institution
  5. Move the volume before the author
  6. Remove italics from the author's name
  7. Remove the comma before "&"
  8. Remove the comma before "et al."
  9. Use the full citation, not a short form

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