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Bluebook Citation Generator
Format Bluebook Case, Statute, and Secondary Citations in Seconds
Built for law students and legal writers. Generate The Bluebook-style citations for cases, statutes, and secondary sources from a URL, title, or manual fields—then verify against The Bluebook and your Bluebook edition.
- Bluebook-style legal citations
- Cases, statutes, and secondary sources
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Smith, J. A.; Lee, M. Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (12), 1234–1245. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.example
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Smith and Lee (1) reported…
BibTeX
@article{smith2024catalytic, author = {Smith, J. A. and Lee, M.}, title = {Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry}, journal = {J. Am. Chem. Soc.}, year = {2024}, volume = {146}, number = {12}, pages = {1234--1245}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.example} }
ACS typically uses numbered superscript or italicized journal abbreviations.
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Smith, J. A.; Lee, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024…
Bluebook Citation Examples
Legal writing samples formatted in Bluebook style
Samples
Bluebook · journal
U.S. Supreme Court case
Bibliography
Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
In-text
Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Bluebook Style Quick Tips
The Bluebook is complex. Use this generator to draft case, statute, and secondary citations, then verify abbreviations, typeface, and short forms against The Bluebook and your course rules.
Bluebook rules are dense—treat generator output as a draft, not final authority- Case citations typically include party names, reporter volume, reporter, first page, and court/year
- Statutes include code title, section, and year of the code edition you used
- Use large and small caps, italics, and underlining per your journal or course rules
- Short forms and id. citations follow different rules than full citations
- Always verify against The Bluebook and your professor’s preferences
Sample Bluebook case pattern
Party v. Party, Volume Reporter First Page (Court Year).
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Yomu AI vs. Manual Citation Formatting
How does an AI citation generator compare to hand-formatting or grammar-only tools?
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Multiple academic styles
DOI / URL / title lookup
Bibliography + in-text
Manual control
Export
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