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OSCOLA Citation Rules at a Glance

OSCOLA (the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) is the standard citation system for UK law schools and legal scholarship.
OSCOLA uses footnotes rather than in-text parenthetical citations, with no separate bibliography required for short essays.
Article titles appear in single quotation marks; journal names are abbreviated, and volume/page numbers follow UK legal conventions.
Cases, legislation, and other primary legal sources follow their own specific OSCOLA formats beyond standard articles and books.

OSCOLA Citation Examples

Journal Article

John Smith, 'Sleep Deprivation and Executive Function' (2020) 12 J Cognitive Sci 45.

Book

Amy Baker, The Structure of Scientific Reasoning (Academic Press 2019).

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a bibliography with OSCOLA?

Short pieces typically rely on footnotes alone. Longer works like theses usually add a bibliography, listing sources by category (cases, legislation, secondary sources).

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