OSCOLA Citation Examples
View correctly formatted OSCOLA (4th edition) citation examples for 5 common source types. Each example includes both the bibliography entry and the corresponding in-text citation.
Case
Bibliography Entry:
Smith v Jones [2024] UKSC 1.
In-Text Citation:
¹ (footnote: Smith v Jones [2024] UKSC 1 at [15].)
Legislation
Bibliography Entry:
Legal Citation Act 2024, s 5(1).
In-Text Citation:
² (footnote: Legal Citation Act 2024, s 5(1).)
Journal Article
Bibliography Entry:
Alex Lee, 'Modern Citation in Law' (2024) 15 Oxford J Legal Stud 45.
In-Text Citation:
³ (footnote: Lee (n 3) 50.)
Book
Bibliography Entry:
Jane D Smith, The Art of Legal Research (Academic Press 2024).
In-Text Citation:
⁴ (footnote: Smith (n 4) 42.)
Website
Bibliography Entry:
World Health Organization, 'Global Health Statistics' (WHO, 15 March 2024) <https://www.who.int/statistics> accessed 20 March 2024.
In-Text Citation:
⁵ (footnote: WHO (n 5).)
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- What does an OSCOLA citation look like?
- An OSCOLA citation includes a bibliography entry with full source details and an in-text citation. The format varies by source type. For example, a book citation in OSCOLA (4th edition) includes the author, year, title, and publisher.
- How many OSCOLA citation examples are available?
- CitationEasy provides OSCOLA citation examples for 5 source types including case, legislation, journal article, book, website. Each example includes both the bibliography entry and the corresponding in-text citation.
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- Yes, the OSCOLA examples on this page show the exact formatting for each source type. You can use them as templates for your own citations. For automatic formatting, use our free OSCOLA citation generator.