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Citation rules/Unpublished sources

Unpublished sources.

Manuscripts, forthcoming works, letters, and interviews.

28 rules on 5 pages of the book.

In this chapter

  • 17.1Basic Citation Forms1
  • 17.2Unpublished Materials21
  • 17.3Forthcoming Publications3
  • 17.4Working Papers2
  • 17.6Short Citation Forms1

17.1Basic Citation Forms

  • Use the unpublished citation form

17.2Unpublished Materials

  • Remove the emphasis from the citation
  • Use the communication’s citation form
  • 17.2.1Add the author's full name
  • 17.2.1Add the date of the manuscript
  • 17.2.1Capitalize the opening word
  • 17.2.1Replace the abbreviation with the word
  • 17.2.2Add the degree-granting institution
  • 17.2.3Abbreviate a judge's or official's title
  • 17.2.3Abbreviate the affiliation
  • 17.2.3Abbreviate the person’s title
  • 17.2.3Abbreviate the words still spelled out
  • 17.2.4Add where the e-mail is on file
  • 17.2.5Abbreviate the interview’s location
  • 17.2.5Abbreviate the interviewee's title
  • 17.2.5Add the interviewee's name or the date
  • 17.2.6Abbreviate the speaker’s affiliation
  • 17.2.6Abbreviate the speaker’s title
  • 17.2.6Abbreviate the whole phrase
  • 17.2.6Abbreviate the words still spelled out
  • 17.2.6Add the date of the speech
  • 17.2.6Add the speaker’s name

17.3Forthcoming Publications

  • Add the manuscript’s location
  • Remove the pincite
  • Use one parenthetical

17.4Working Papers

  • Abbreviate the sponsor's name
  • Add the sponsoring organization

17.6Short Citation Forms

  • Use parentheses for the manuscript page

Check a document against these 28 rules.

Also in this part of the book: Cases, Constitutions, Statutes, Legislative materials, Administrative materials, Books and reports, Periodicals, Internet and media, Looseleaf services.

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