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Oscola Citation Generator

Create accurate Oscola citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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Oscola citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Oscola — a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text:

Journal article
Rivera M and Chen D, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice” (2021) 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145 <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>
Book
Okafor A, The Craft of Research Writing (2nd ed, University Press 2019)
Website
Larsen S, “How Peer Review Works” (Open Science Digest, May 14, 2023) <https://www.example.org/peer-review> accessed January 10, 2024
In-text citation (for the journal article)
Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice” (2021) 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145 <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.

About Oscola

Citation style for Oscola. From the Citation Style Language repository.

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

Subject areas: law.

How to use this Oscola 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 "Oscola" 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 Oscola

What is Oscola?
Citation style for Oscola. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Oscola?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Oscola style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Oscola?
Oscola is a note-based style: citations appear in footnotes or endnotes rather than parentheses in the text. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: Maria Rivera and David Chen, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice” (2021) 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145 <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>.
What does a Oscola reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in Oscola looks like this: Rivera M and Chen D, “The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice” (2021) 12 Journal of Scholarly Communication 145 <https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145>
How can I generate a Oscola 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 Oscola 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.