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Citation rules/Books and reports/15.8 Special Citation Forms

Remove the edition or date parenthetical

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A major religious text is cited by its book, chapter and verse alone, with no author, publisher, edition or date; only a version note, such as “(King James)”, may follow.1

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  1. 1R. 15.8(c)(v) Major religious texts; R. 15.8(c)(iii) The Bible.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Add the author in parentheses
  2. Add the edition cited
  3. Add the volume number
  4. Add the volume number
  5. Move the individual before the institution
  6. Remove the edition or date parenthetical
  7. Remove the publication parenthetical
  8. Remove the space after the asterisk
  9. Use the fixed citation form

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More in Books and reports

  1. Add the author in parentheses
  2. Add the edition cited
  3. Add the volume number
  4. Add the volume number
  5. Move the individual before the institution
  6. Remove the edition or date parenthetical
  7. Remove the publication parenthetical
  8. Remove the space after the asterisk
  9. Use the fixed citation form

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