Which statement correctly describes the citation format for a legal encyclopedia entry?

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When citing a legal encyclopedia entry, treat the encyclopedia as a container and present the entry as a chapter inside that container. The standard pattern is: author of the entry, the title of the entry, in the encyclopedia title, with the edition year placed in parentheses after the encyclopedia title. This structure makes clear that you are referencing a specific entry within a larger reference work, not the encyclopedia as a standalone publication, and it provides the edition information needed to locate the reference.

That is why the form with author, entry title, in the encyclopedia title, and the edition year in parentheses best matches the proper Bluebook pattern. It foregrounds the entry as part of a larger work and gives the edition details succinctly. The other formats either treat the source as a stand-alone work, cite a journal instead of a reference work, or omit the necessary “in …” linkage that shows the entry resides inside the encyclopedia.