Citation Examples

IEEE Citation Examples

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Real IEEE citation examples for websites, books, journal articles, and more. See numbered reference format with proper abbreviations.

Template

[#] A. Author, Title of Book, ed. City, State/Country: Publisher, Year.

Reference list entry

[1] A. V. Oppenheim and R. W. Schafer, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Pearson, 2010.

In-text citation

[1]

Journal Article

Template

[#] A. Author, "Article title," Journal Name, vol. X, no. X, pp. xx-xx, Month Year, doi:

Reference list entry

[1] J. Wang and L. Chen, "Deep learning for autonomous vehicles," IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1234-1250, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2023.0001.

In-text citation

[1]

Template

[#] Author, "Page Title," Website Name. URL (accessed Mon. DD, YYYY).

Reference list entry

[1] Microsoft, "Azure Machine Learning documentation," Microsoft Learn. https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/ (accessed Mar. 20, 2024).

In-text citation

[1]

Template

[#] A. Author, "Article title," Publication, pp. xx-xx, Month Year.

Reference list entry

[1] S. Johnson, "The future of quantum computing," IEEE Spectrum, pp. 28-35, Jan. 2024.

In-text citation

[1]

IEEE formatting tips

  • 1References are numbered in the order they first appear in the text.
  • 2Use initials for first names (never spell them out).
  • 3Abbreviate journal names using IEEE standard abbreviations.
  • 4Include access dates for all online sources.

Frequently asked questions

How does IEEE numbering work?

Each source gets a number ([1], [2], etc.) in the order it first appears in your text. If you cite the same source again, reuse the same number.

Why does IEEE abbreviate journal names?

IEEE follows a standard set of abbreviations to save space in technical papers. Common abbreviations include Trans. (Transactions), J. (Journal), and Proc. (Proceedings).

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