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Legal Citation: Articles

Core elements in an article citation

  • Author
  • Title of article
  • Year of publication
  • Volume, issue and series
  • Title of journal
  • Starting page of article

General Form

Author "title of article" (year) volume abbreviation of journal title starting page of article pinpoint (electronic service) if applicable.
Obiora Chinedu Okafor, "Newness, Imperialism, and International Legal Reform in Our Time: A Twail Perspective" (2005) 43 Osgoode Hall LJ 171 at 178.

Online Journals:

Author, "title of article" online: (year) volume: issue (if applicable) journal title article number pinpoint <URL>.
Thomas Watson, "Carbons Into Bytes: Patented Chemical Compound Protection in the Virtual World" online: (2014) 12 Duke L & Tech Rev 25 <http://dltr.law.duke.edu>.