IEEE Referencing Guide
(updated Oct 2023)
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How to do citations in IEEE style?
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How do you cite a book in the IEEE referencing style? (2023 Guide)
A book citation in IEEE always includes the author name(s), the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Here’s an exampleHere’s an example book citation in IEEE using placeholders:
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F. N. Last Name, Title, Edition. City: Publisher, 2000.
IEEE citation:
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M. Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed. New York: Random House, 1969.
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How to reference a journal article in the IEEE citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in IEEE format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in IEEEHere’s a IEEE journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author3 LastnameA. F., “Title”, Container, vol. Volume, no. Issue, p. pages Used, Jan. 2000, doi: DOI.
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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.
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How to cite a website in a paper in IEEE style?
Have you come across a news article, blogpost or essay on the web and are not sure how to reference in IEEE? Here’s how to easily cite itHere’s an IEEE example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., “Title”, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.example.com. [Accessed: 03-Oct.-2023].
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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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: 03-Oct.-2023].
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How to cite a YouTube video IEEE in 2023
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in IEEEHere’s a IEEE citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, “Title”, YouTube, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. [Accessed: 03-Oct.-2023].
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Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, 03-Jun.-2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. [Accessed: 03-Oct.-2023].
How to cite a podcast using IEEE referencing style
As the world goes digital, so does the way we learn. Podcasts have become an increasingly common source of knowledge. Here’s how to cite a podcast episode in IEEEIt 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.
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F. Lastname, “Title”. Publisher, 01-Jan.-2000.
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This American Life, “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio, 02-Mar.-2018.
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How to cite a piece of music or a song using IEEE referencing style?
Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in IEEE. This is all you needAn example song citation in IEEE.
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F. Lastname, Song Title. 2000.
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
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