OSCOLA
OSCOLA referencing style is used when submitting work for a module for the School of Law. Due to the complexity of particular sources, some entries are very detailed. Make sure to fully read each page.
Examples include dictionary or encyclopaedia/encyclopedia entries.
Note: If an entry has named author(s), include them as authors of the entry, but exclude the editor(s) and publisher, but include the edition and year of publication/republication.
Footnote form
Author (Initials unpunctuated followed by surname), 'Title of entry', Title of Reference Book (additional information, edition if later than first, Publication year ) volume (abbreviated to vol), part (abbreviated to pt), paragraph (abbreviated to para) or page if required.
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Footnote examples
1 A Cherp and R Mnatskanian, 'Environmental degradation: past roots, present transition and future hopes', Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2005 (5th edn, 2004).
2 A Lijphart, 'Electoral systems', The Encyclopaedia of Democracy (1995) vol 3, para 2.
3 P Scratan and K Chadwick, 'Critical criminology', Sage Dictionary of Criminology (4th edn, 2019) 127.
4 L Lockwood, N O'Regan and JA Owens, 'Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da' The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edn, 2001) 123.
Bibliography
Lijphart A, 'Electoral systems', The Encyclopaedia of Democracy (1995)
Scratan P and Chadwick K, 'Critical criminology', Sage Dictionary of Criminology (4th edn, 2019)
Notes
- Information on arranging the bibliography.
- If a book has a title and a subtitle, use the existing punctuation. Where there is none, insert a colon.
Reference: Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, OSCOLA: Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (4th edn Oxford University 2010) 36-37.