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Bluepages Rule B17 covers how to cite to the record, and the abbreviations that are used in citing to the record are listed in Bluepages Table BT1 (e.g., brief = br.) The key elements of a citation to the record are as follows: Name of the document (abbreviated ing to BT1)

For laws (statutes), the preferred form includes the name of the law and the year ? e.g. (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974). The APA style manual indicates anything cited in the text should also have a complete listing in the References list. For court cases, in the text include party name v.

References to the record and other case documents in a brief or memorandum are placed in parentheses. The document's name is not italicized or underlined, but initial letters are capitalized. Standard abbreviations (§ 4-900) exist for many of the document types.

Books (Rule 15): A pinpoint citation directly follows the title, which designates the specific pages on which the cited material appears. The date follows in parentheses, preceded by the edition designation if applicable (see rule 15.4).

Bluebook Rule 16 covers citations to articles. A typical article citation follows the following format: Author's name, Title of Article, Journal Volume #, Abbreviation of Journal, Page on which article begins, span of specific pages being cited, date of publication.

In Virginia, for example, a citation to a statute in the Code of Virginia 1950 Annotated has the following three elements: Va. Code Ann. (abbreviation for the code in Table 1) Section number (x-x) preceded by a section symbol (§) and a space. Year of the code*