IEEE Network Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in IEEE Network style?

This is the Citationsy guide to IEEE Network citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in IEEE Network.

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How do you cite a book in the IEEE Network referencing style? (2024 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in IEEE Network follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in IEEE Network using placeholders:
[1]
F. N. Last Name, Title, Edition. City: Publisher, 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
IEEE Network citation:
[1]
M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in IEEE Network looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the IEEE Network citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in IEEE Network format?

A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in IEEE Network

Here’s a IEEE Network journal citation example using placeholders:
[1]
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F., “Title”, Container, vol. Volume, no. Issue, p. pages Used, Jan. 2000, doi: DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in IEEE Network:
[1]
C. Petit and J. Sieffermann, “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?”, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 161-172, Jan. 2007, doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in IEEE Network style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in IEEE Network this is what you need

Here’s an IEEE Network example website reference:
[1]
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., “Title”, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.example.com. [Accessed: 25-Apr.-2024].
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
M. Tran, “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”, 05-Nov.-2008. [Online]. Available: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. [Accessed: 25-Apr.-2024].
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video IEEE Network in 2024

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in IEEE Network? Here’s how

Here’s a IEEE Network citation YouTube video example:
[1]
ChannelName, “Title”, YouTube, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. [Accessed: 25-Apr.-2024].
So how to cite a video IEEE Network?
[1]
Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, 03-Jun.-2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. [Accessed: 25-Apr.-2024].
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using IEEE Network referencing style

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a podcast episode in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in IEEE Network

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in IEEE Network.
[1]
F. Lastname, “Title”. Publisher, 01-Jan.-2000.
Podcast referencing example in IEEE Network using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life, “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio, 02-Mar.-2018.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using IEEE Network referencing style?

Citing a song or album accessed through an online streaming service in IEEE Network is pretty straight forward, this is all you need:

An example song citation in IEEE Network.
[1]
F. Lastname, Song Title. 2000.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in IEEE Network:
[1]
The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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