Loc. cit.
Loc. cit. (Latin, short for loco citato, meaning "in the place cited") is a footnote or endnote term used to repeat the title and page number for a given work (and author).[1] Loc. cit. is used in place of ibid. when the reference is not only to the work immediately preceding, but also refers to the same page.[2] Therefore, loc. cit. is never followed by volume or page numbers.[2] Loc. cit. may be contrasted with op. cit. (opere citato, "in the work cited"), in which reference is made to a work previously cited, but to a different page within that work.[2]
Sample usage
[edit]- Example 1:
9. R. Millan, "Art of Latin grammar" (Academic, New York, 1997), p. 23.
10. Loc. cit.
- Explanation: The loc. cit. in reference #10 refers to reference #9 in its entirety, including the page number.
- Example 2:
9. R. Millan, "Art of Latin grammar" (Academic, New York, 1997), p. 23.
10. G. Wiki, "Blah and its uses" (Blah Ltd., Old York, 2000), p. 12.
11. Millan, loc. cit.
- Explanation: The loc. cit. in reference #11 refers to reference #9, including the page number.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Introduction to bibliographies and citation styles". nongnu.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Hammerstingl, Werner (2010) [1998]. "Introduction to bibliographies and citation styles". www.olinda.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
External links
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The dictionary definition of loc. cit. at Wiktionary
