Journals, books and online sources
How to cite a book, treatise or Restatement
Cite a book by author, title, the page or section, and a parenthetical with the edition (if not the first), the publisher when the form calls for it, and the year.
Restatements, model codes and uniform acts are cited by name and section, with the issuing institute and year in the parenthetical.
12 real examples
Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.
The Federalist No. 78, at 467 (Alexander Hamilton) (Clinton Rossiter ed., 1961).
The authority
- The Federalist No. 78 (Alexander Hamilton) (Clinton Rossiter ed., 1961) (1961)Copy (archive.org)
Where the book teaches this
1 The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, at 66 (Max Farrand ed., 1911).
The authority
- The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, volume1 (1911)Source (loc.gov)
Where the book teaches this
James E. Baker & Laurie N. Hobart, Reference Guide on Artificial Intelligence, in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence 1481, 1519 (4th ed. 2025) (FJC Version).
The authority
- James E. Baker & Laurie N. Hobart, Reference Guide on Artificial Intelligence, in Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (4th ed. 2025) (FJC Version) (Dec. 31, 2025)Source (fjc.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Escrow, Black’s Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024).
The authority
- Black's Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024) (June 5, 2024)Source (thomsonreuters.com)
Where the book teaches this
Restatement of Copyright § 7.01 (Am. L. Inst., Tentative Draft No. 4, 2023).
The authority
- Restatement of Copyright (Am. L. Inst., Tentative Draft No. 4, 2023) (2023)Source (ali.org)
Where the book teaches this
U.C.C. § 12-102(a)(1) (Am. L. Inst. & Unif. L. Comm’n 2022).
The authority
- U.C.C. art. 12 (Am. L. Inst. & Unif. L. Comm’n 2022) (2022)Source (uniformlaws.org)
Where the book teaches this
Model Penal Code § 2.02(2)(c) (Am. L. Inst. 1962).
The authority
- Model Penal Code (Am. L. Inst. 1962) (1962)Source (ali.org)
Where the book teaches this
Model Rules of Professional Conduct r. 1.1 cmt. 8 (Am. Bar Ass’n 2026).
The authority
- Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Am. Bar Ass’n 2026) (2026)Source (americanbar.org)
Where the book teaches this
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 766 (Am. L. Inst. 1979).
The authority
- Restatement (Second) of Torts (Am. L. Inst. 1979), vol. 4 (1979)Source (ali.org)
Where the book teaches this
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 188 (Am. L. Inst. 1971).
The authority
- Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws (Am. L. Inst. 1971) (1971)Source (ali.org)
Where the book teaches this
Nat’l Inst. of Standards & Tech., NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) 5 (Jan. 2023).
The authority
- Nat’l Inst. of Standards & Tech., NIST AI 100-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) (Jan. 2023) (Jan. 2023)Source (nvlpubs.nist.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A cmt. k (Am. L. Inst. 1965).
The authority
- Restatement (Second) of TortsSource (ali.org)
Where the book teaches this
Where the book teaches this
The full rule, its exceptions and the reasons for it are in these sections.
- 19.3 Editors, translators and chapters in collections
- 19.4 Dictionaries, encyclopedias, annotations and pattern instructions
- 19.5 Restatements and Principles
- 19.6 Uniform acts, model codes, model rules and ethics opinions
- 19.7 The Restatements, codes and acts courts cite most
- 19.8 Government and institutional reports
- 19.10 Errors to catch