Basic citation style
Legatio follows the MHRA Style Guide which is accessible online: http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/. If the style and spelling rules are not consistently followed, the text will be returned for revision.
The first reference to a publication or primary source in a footnote should be given in full length, later references to the same publication in an abbreviated form. This should include the author’s name, with a short-title reference if more works of the same author are referenced in the article, followed by the volume (if applicable) and page reference.
Legatio follows the reference style of the MHRA Style Guide, however, the journal has its own style regarding archival sources and printed primary sources:
1. Correspondence:
- Archival source: Letter from .. to .. , date (day, month, year): archive, archival collection(s), volume number [if applicable], fol.
- Printed source: Letter from .. to .. , date (day, month, year) in book title, editor (details of publication), volume number [if applicable], p.
2. Manuscripts:
- Archival source: Author, title of document, date (day, month, year): archive, archival collection(s), volume number [if applicable], fol.
- Printed source: Author, title of document, date (day, month, year) in book title, editor (details of publication), volume number [if applicable], p.