What does an in-text citation look like in Bluebook Inline?

Bluebook Inline is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Maria Rivera & David Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145–162 (2021)

How can I generate a Bluebook Inline citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Bluebook Inline as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

Bluebook Inline Citation Generator

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Bluebook Inline citation examples

Bluebook Inline is a note-based style: it has no reference list, and every citation is a footnote. Here is our sample journal article cited in Bluebook Inline:

Footnote (journal article): Maria Rivera & David Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145–162 (2021)

About Bluebook Inline

Citation style for Bluebook Inline. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Bluebook Inline: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Bluebook Inline style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: law.

How to use this Bluebook Inline generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Bluebook Inline" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Bluebook Inline

What is Bluebook Inline?: Citation style for Bluebook Inline. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Bluebook Inline?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Bluebook Inline style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Bluebook Inline?: Bluebook Inline is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Maria Rivera & David Chen, The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice, 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145–162 (2021)
How can I generate a Bluebook Inline citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Bluebook Inline as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.