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Citation rules/Periodicals/16.9 Short Citation Forms

Use the author's last name

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A periodical article's later “supra” form uses the author's last name, not the full name from its first full citation.1

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  1. 1R. 16.9(b) Supra. Tables: R. 4.2(a) “Supra.”; R. 16.4 Consecutively Paginated Journals; B16.2 Short Form Citation.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Abbreviate the periodical's name
  2. Add the first page of the work
  3. Remove italics inside the article's title
  4. Remove italics outside the article's title
  5. Use “id.” for the note above
  6. Use a short form
  7. Use small caps for the periodical name
  8. Use the author's last name
  9. Use the registered short form

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More in Periodicals

  1. Abbreviate the periodical's name
  2. Add the first page of the work
  3. Remove italics inside the article's title
  4. Remove italics outside the article's title
  5. Use “id.” for the note above
  6. Use a short form
  7. Use small caps for the periodical name
  8. Use the author's last name
  9. Use the registered short form

Back to Periodicals

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