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Citation rules/Periodicals/16.7 Special Citation Forms

Move the designation before the title

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A trailing designation — “Comment”, “Note”, “Commentary”, “Recent Development” — goes between the author's name and the title, not after the title.1

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  1. 1R. 16.7.1(a) Signed, student-written materials; R. 16.7.4 Commentaries and Other Special Designations. Tables: R. 16.3 Title.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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More in 16.7 Special Citation Forms

  1. Abbreviate the issuing body's name
  2. Add a volume and page for each part
  3. Add the “Annotation” designation
  4. Add the issuing body's location
  5. Add the pages for each part
  6. Add the reviewer's name
  7. Move the designation after the author
  8. Move the designation before the byline
  9. Move the designation before the title

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More in 16.7 Special Citation Forms

  1. Abbreviate the issuing body's name
  2. Add a volume and page for each part
  3. Add the “Annotation” designation
  4. Add the issuing body's location
  5. Add the pages for each part
  6. Add the reviewer's name
  7. Move the designation after the author
  8. Move the designation before the byline
  9. Move the designation before the title

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