Ibid Apr 2026

Not every writing style allows for "Ibid." and some are phasing it out to improve clarity:

: Never uses "Ibid.". Use author-date parenthetical citations instead. Not every writing style allows for "Ibid

: You can only use it if the source you are citing is exactly the same as the one directly above it. The Moral Imagination (Oxford University Press

John Paul Lederach, The Moral Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2005), 75. introduced. Ibid., 80. Now refers to Lederach, not Mills. ⚠️ Style Guide Compatibility 75. introduced. Ibid.

C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination (Oxford University Press, 1959), 22. for first mention. Ibid. Same book, same page (22). Ibid., 45. Same book, different page (45).