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Rule 16 of the Bluebook instructs you to use Tables 10 and 13 to abbreviate the names of periodicals, but abbreviations are not provided for everything.
Rule 16.4 provides the citation format for "consecutively paginated journals" - meaning the page numbers run through each issue of an entire volume. Rule 16.5 gives a different citation format for journals that are separately paginated within each issue ("nonconsecutively paginated"),
| Periodical Name | Abbreviation |
| ABA Journal | ABA J. |
| Was: American Bar Association Journal (Vol. 1-Vol. 69) | ABA J. |
| Advocate | Advoc. |
| Absorbed: Idaho State Bar News Bulletin (Mar. 1958) | Idaho St. B. News Bull. |
| Air and Space Lawyer, The | Air & Space Law. |
| Air Force Law Review | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: United States Air Force JAG Law Review (Vol. 6, no. 6- Vol. 15, no. 2) |
Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: United States Air Force JAG Bulletin (Vol. 1, no. 1- Vol. 6, no. 5) |
U.S.A.F. JAG Bull. |
| Alabama Lawyer, The | Ala. Law. |
| ALI-ABA Business Law Course Materials Journal | ALI-ABA Bus. L. Course Materials J. |
| Was: ALI-ABA Course Materials Journal (Vol. 1-Vol.24, no. 2) | ALI-ABA Course Materials J. |
| AmLaw Tech | AmLaw Tech |
| Antitrust Law and Economics Review | Antitrust L. & Econ. Rev. |
| Arizona Attorney | Ariz. Atty. |
| Was: Arizona Bar Journal (1965-June/July 1998) | Ariz. B.J. |
| Was: Arizona Bar Briefs | Ariz. B. Brs. |
| Arkansas Law Notes | Ark. L. Notes |
| Arkansas Lawyer | Ark. Law. |
| Army Lawyer | Army Law. |
| Atlanta Journal & Constitution | Atlanta J. & Const. |
| Baltimore Sun | Balt. Sun |
| Bar Examiner, The | B. Examr. |
| Bar Leader | B. Leader |
| Was: Bar Activities (Vol. 1-Vol. 7, no. 2) | B. Activities |
| Was: Bar Keys | B. Keys |
| Bench & Bar of Minnesota | Bench & B. Minn. |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal | Beverly Hills B. Assn. J. |
| Was: Journal of the Beverly Hills Association (Vol. 1-Vol. 11, no.3) | J. Beverly Hills B. Assn. |
| Boston Bar Journal | Boston B.J. |
| Was: Bar Bulletin (Jan. 1924-Dec. 1956) | B. Bull. |
| Boston Globe | Bos. Globe |
| Boston Herald | Bos. Herald |
| Buffalo News | Buff. News |
| Business Week | Bus. Week |
| California Lawyer | Cal. Law. |
| Was: California State Bar Journal (Vol. 47-Vol. 56) | Cal. St. B.J. |
| Was: Journal-State Bar of California (Vol. 17, no.3- Vol. 46) | J.-St. B. Cal. |
| Was: State Bar Journal of the State Bar of California (Vol. 1- Vol. 17, no.2) | St. B.J. St. B. Cal. |
| Case & Comment | Case & Cmt. |
| Was: Case and Comment (Vol. 1- Vol. 71, no 3) | Case & Cmt. |
| CBA Record | CBA Rec. |
| Was: Chicago Bar Record (Vol. 16-Vol. 67, no. 2) | Chi. B. Rec. |
| Was: Chicago Bar Association Record, The (Vol. 1- Vol. 15) | Chi. B. Assn. Rec. |
| Chicago Sun Times | Chi. Sun Times |
| Children’s Legal Rights Journal | Children’s Leg. Rights J. |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | Chron. Higher Educ. |
| Colorado Lawyer | Colo. Law. |
| Connecticut Bar Journal | Conn. B.J. |
| Construction Lawyer | Constr. Law. |
| Corporate Counsel | Corp. Couns. |
| Corporate Counsel Quarterly | Corp. Couns.’s Q. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) | Courier-J. (Louisville, Ky.) |
| Criminal Justice | Crim. Just. |
| Criminal Justice Ethics | Crim. Just. Ethics |
| Criminology | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Criminologica (Vol. 1- Vol. 9) | Criminologica |
| Currents: International Trade Law Journal | Currents |
| Dallas Morning News | Dallas Morn. News |
| Delaware Lawyer | Del. Law. |
| Denver Post | Denv. Post |
| Detroit News | Det. News |
| Dispute Resolution Journal | Dis. Res. J. |
| Was: Arbitration Journal (Vol. 1- Vol. 6; n.s. Vol, 1- Vol. 48) | Arb. J. |
| East European Constitutional Review | E. Eur. Const. Rev. |
| Estate Planning | Est. Plan. |
| Family Advocate | Fam. Advoc. |
| Was: Family Law Newsletter, The (Vol. 11-Vol. 18) | Fam. L. Newsltr. |
| Was: Family Lawyer, The (Vol. 1- Vol. 10) | Fam. Law. |
| Family Court Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal | Fam. Ct. Rev. |
| Was: Family and Conciliation Court Review (Vol. 27, no.1-Vol. 38, no. 4) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Federal Lawyer, The | Fed. Law. |
| Was: Federal Bar & News Journal (Vol. 28-Vol. 41) | Fed. B. & News. J. |
| Was: Federal Bar News (Vol. 1- Vol. 27) | Fed. B. News |
| Federal Probation | Fed. Probation |
| Florida Bar Journal | Fla. B.J. |
| Was: Florida Law Journal (Vol. 8- Vol. 27, no.6) | Fla. L.J. |
| Was: Florida State Bar Association Law Journal (Vol. 1- Vol. 8) | Fla. St. B. Assn. L.J. |
| For the Defense | For Def. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ft. Worth Star-Teleg. |
| Franchise Law Journal | Fran. L.J. |
| Was: Journal of the Forum Committee on Franchising (Vol. 4, no. 1-Vol. 3) |
J. Forum Comm. on Fran. |
| Was: Newsletter on the Forum Committee on Franchising (Vol. 1, no. 1-Vol. 1, no.3) |
Newsltr. Forum Comm. on Fran. |
| General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Lawyer | Gen. Prac. Solo & Small Firm Law. |
| Was: Compleat Lawyer, The (Vol. 1-Vol. 1, no. 2) | Compleat Law. |
| Georgetown Immigration Law Journal | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Georgetown University Law Center Immigration Reporter (Fall 1983-Spring 1985) |
Geo. U. L. Ctr. Immig. Rep. |
| Was: Immigration Monitoring Report (1981- Spring 1983) | Immig. Monitoring Rpt. |
| Georgia Bar Journal | Ga. B.J. |
| Was: Georgia State Bar Journal (Vol. 1- Vol. 31) | Ga. St. B.J. |
| Government Union Review and Public Policy Digest | Govt. Union Rev. & Pub. Policy Dig. |
| Great Plains Natural Resources Journal | Great Plains Nat. Resources J. |
| Was: Greater North Central Natural Resources Journal | Greater N.C. Nat. Resources J. |
| Guild Practitioner | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Law in Transition (Vol. 21-Vol. 23) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Lawyers Guild Review (Vol. 1- Vol. 20) | Laws. Guild Rev. |
| Was: National Lawyers Guild Quarterly (1937-1940) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Harvard International Law Journal | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Harvard International Law Club Journal (Vol. 4-Vol. 7, no.2) |
Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Harvard International Law Club Bulletin, The (Vol. 3) |
Harv. Intl. L. Club Bull. |
| Was: Bulletin of the Harvard International Law Club (Vol. 1- Vol. 2) |
Bull. Harv. Intl. L. Club |
| Hastings Law Journal | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Hastings Journal, The (Vol. 1) | Hastings J. |
| Hawaii Bar Journal | Haw. B.J. |
| Houston Chronicle | Hous. Chron. |
| Human Rights Quarterly | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Universal Human Rights Review (1976-1981) | Universal Hum. Rights |
| Illinois Bar Journal | Ill. B.J. |
| Was: Quarterly Bulletin (1912-1931) | Q. Bull. |
| Indianapolis Star | Indian. Star |
| Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal | Intell. Prop. & Tech. L.J. |
| Was: Journal of Propriety Rights (Vol. 1- Vol. 13) | Consecutively Paginated |
| International Legal Perspectives (Nonconsecutively paginated in 2004) | Intl. Leg. Persps. |
| International Tax Journal, The | Intl. Tax J. |
| Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Journal of Arts Management and Law (Vol. 12- Vol. 21) | J. Arts Mgt. & L. |
| Was: Performing Arts Review (Vol. 1- Vol. 11) | Perf. Arts Rev. |
| Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, The | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Law, Medicine & Health Care (Vol. 9, no.4- Vol. 20) | L. Med. & Health Care |
| Was: Medicolegal News (Vol. 1- Vol. 9, no.3) | Medicolegal News |
| Absorbed: Nursing Law & Ethics | Nursing L. & Ethics |
| Journal of State Taxation | J. St. Taxn. |
| Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, The | J. Kan. B. Assn. |
| Was: Journal of the Bar Association of the State of Kansas, The (Vol. 1- Vol. 32) | J.B. Assn. St. Kan. |
| Absorbed: Kansas Barletter | Kan. Barltr. |
| Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics, and Policy | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Transportation Practitioners Journal (Vol. 52- Vol. 61) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: ICC’s Practitioner’s Journal (Vol. 1- Vol. 51) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Bulletin of the Association of Practitioners before the Interstate Commerce Commission (1931-1933) |
Bull. Assn. Practs. before ICC |
| Judges Journal | Judges J. |
| Was: Trial Judges’ Journal (Vol. 1- Vol. 10, no. 1) | Tr. Judges’ J. |
| Judicature | Judicature |
| Was: Journal of the American Judicature Society (Vol. 1- Vol. 49) | J. Am. Judicature Socy. |
| Justice System Journal, The | Just. Sys. J. |
| Juvenile & Family Court Journal | Juv. & Fam. Ct. J. |
| Was: Journal of Juvenile & Family Courts (Vol. 1- Vol. 29, no. 1) | J. Juv. & Fam. Cts. |
| Kansas City Star | Kan. City Star |
| Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy | Kan. J.L & Pub. Policy |
| Law Office and Computing | L. Off. & Computing |
| Law Practice | L. Prac. |
| Was: Law Practice Management (Vol. 16- Vol. 29) | L.Prac. Mgt. |
| Was: Legal Economics (Vol. 1- Vol. 15) | Leg. Econ. |
| Law School Record, The | L. Sch. Rec. |
| Law/Technology | L./Tech. |
| Was: Law and Computer Technology (Vol. 1- Vol. 13, no 1/2) | L. & Computer Tech. |
| Legal Management | Leg. Mgt. |
| Was: Legal Administrator (Vol. 1- Vol. 7) | Leg. Adminstr. |
| Legal Reference Services Quarterly | Leg. Ref. Servs. Q. |
| Legal Studies Forum | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: American Legal Studies Association: ALSA Forum (Vol. 2- Vol. 8) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Newsletter (American Legal Studies Association) (Vol. 1) | ASLA Newsltr. |
| Lincoln Law Review | Lincoln L. Rev. |
| Litigation | Litig. |
| Los Angeles Lawyer |
L.A. Law. |
| Los Angeles Times | L.A. Times |
| Maine Bar Journal | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Bar Bulletin (1983-1985) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Maine Bar Bulletin (1967-1982) | Me. B. Bull. |
| Maryland Bar Journal | Md. B.J. |
| Michigan Bar Journal | Mich. B.J. |
| Was: Journal/State Bar of Michigan (Vol. 55, no. 3- Vol. 57) | J./St. B. Mich. |
| Was: Michigan State Bar Journal (Vol.1- Vol. 55, no. 2) | Mich. St. B.J. |
| Milwaukee Journal & Sentinel | Milw. J. & Sent. |
| National Law Journal | Natl. L.J. |
| Natural Resources & Environment | Nat. Resources & Env. |
| Was: Natural Resources Lawyer (1968-1985) | Nat. Resources Law. |
| Nevada Lawyer | Nev. Law. |
| Was: Inter Alia Journal of the State Bar of Nevada (Apr. 1973-Oct. 1992) | Inter Alia J. St. B. Nev. |
| Was: Nevada State Bar Journal (Jan. 1936- Jan. 1973) | Nev. St. B.J. |
| New Hampshire Bar Journal |
N.H. B.J. |
| New Jersey Lawyer | N.J. Law. |
|
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
N.O. Times-Picayune |
|
New York Times |
N.Y. Times |
| Ocean Development and International Law | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Ocean Development and International Law Journal (Vol. 1, no. 1- Vol. 1, no.2) | Ocean Dev. & Intl. L.J. |
|
Orange County Register |
Orange Co. Register |
| Orlando Sentinel | Orlando Sent. |
|
Philadelphia Inquirer |
Phila. Inquirer |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Pitt. Post-Gaz. |
| Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) | Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Portland Oregonian | Port. Oregonian |
| Practical Lawyer | Prac. Law. |
|
Practical Litigator, The |
Prac. Litig. |
| Practical Real Estate Lawyer, The | Prac. Real. Est. Law. |
| Practical Tax Lawyer, The | Prac. Tax. Law. |
| Preventive Law Reporter | Preventive L. Rep. |
| Was: Preventive Law Newsletter | Preventive L. Newsltr. |
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Probate & Property |
Prob. & Prop. |
|
Professional Lawyer, The |
Prof. Law. |
|
Prosecutor, Journal of the National District Attorneys Association, The |
Prosecutor |
| Was: NDAA: Journal of the National District Attorneys Association (Vol. 1- Vol. 3, no. 3) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Public Interest Law Reporter | Pub. Interest L. Rptr. |
| Quarterly/Christian Legal Society | Q./CLS |
| Was: Christian Legal Society Quarterly (Vol. 1) | Christian Leg. Socy. Q. |
| Res Gestae | Res Gestae |
| Rhode Island Bar Journal | R.I. B.J. |
| Rocky Mountain News | Rocky Mt. News |
| San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio Exp.-News |
| San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego Union-Trib. |
| San Francisco Attorney |
S.F. Atty. |
| San Francisco Chronicle | S.F. Chron. |
| School Law Bulletin | Sch. L. Bull. |
| Scrivener | Scrivener |
| Search and Seizure Law Report | Search & Seizure L. Rpt. |
| South Carolina Lawyer | S.C. Law. |
| St. Petersburg Times | St. Pete. Times |
| Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.) | Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.) |
| Star Tribune (Minneapolis) | Star Trib. (Minneapolis, Minn.) |
| Student Lawyer | Student Law. |
| Was: Student Lawyer Journal (Dec. 1967- June 1972) | Student Law. J. |
| Was: Student Lawyer of the American Bar Association (Sept. 1967- Nov. 1967) | Student Law. ABA |
|
Was: Student Lawyer Journal of the American Law Student |
Student Law. J. Am. L. Student Assn. |
| Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, The (July/Aug. 1976- Nov./Dec. 1983) | Ests., Gifts & Trusts J. |
| Tax Management Memorandum | Tax Mgt. Memo. |
| Taxes: The Tax Magazine | Taxes |
| Tennessee Bar Journal | Tenn. B.J. |
| Trauma | Trauma |
| Trial | Trial |
| Trial Lawyers Quarterly (nonconsecutively paginated since Volume 118) | Tr. Laws. Q. |
| Tulane European and Civil Law Forum | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Tulane Civil Law Forum Ceased with Volumes 6/7,issued 1991-1992 (Note: Suspended 1977-1987) |
Tul. Civ. L. Forum |
| USA Today | USA Today |
| Utah Bar Journal | Utah B.J. |
| VBA News Journal | VBA News J. |
| Was: Virginia Bar Association Journal (Jan. 1975- Spring 1998) | Va. B. Assn. J. |
| Wall Street Journal | Wall St. J. |
| Washington Lawyer, The | Wash. Law. |
| Was: District Lawyer (1976-July/Aug. 1985) | Dist. Law. |
| Was: D.C. Bar Journal (Nov. 1966-1973) | D.C. B.J. |
| Was:Journal of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (1934-Oct. 1966) | J.B. Assn. D.C. |
| Washington Monthly | Wash. Mthly. |
| Washington Post | Wash. Post |
| Washington State Bar News | Wash. St. B. News |
| West Virginia Law Review | Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: West Virginia Law Quarterly and the Bar (Vol. 25-Vol. 51) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Bar, The (Vol. 3-Vol. 24) | B. (W. Va.) |
| Was: West Va. Bar, The (Vol. 1-Vol. 2) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: West Virginia Bar, The (1894- 1895) | Consecutively Paginated |
| William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review |
Currently Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: William and Mary Journal of Environmental Law (Vol. 15-Vol. 18) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Environmental Practice News (Vol. 1-Vol. 14) | Envtl. Prac. News |
| Wisconsin Lawyer, The | Wis. Law. |
| Was: Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, The (Vol. 22-Vol. 61) | Wis. B. Bull. |
| Was: Bulletin of the Wisconsin Bar Association (Vol. 21, no. 3-Vol. 21, no. 4) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Was: Bulletin of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin (Vol. 1-Vol.21, no 2.) | Consecutively Paginated |
| Women’s Rights Law Reporter (nonconsecutively Paginated since volume 3) |
Women’s Rights L. Rptr. |
| Young Lawyer | Young Law. |
| Was: Barrister (Feb. 1974-Fall 1996) | Barrister |