IEEE Access Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in IEEE Access style?

This is the Citationsy guide to IEEE Access 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 Access.

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

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in IEEE Access

Here’s an example book citation in IEEE Access 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 Access 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 Access looks like this: [1]


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

How do you cite scientific papers in IEEE Access format?

To cite a research paper or journal article following the IEEE Access formatting guide, follow these easy steps

Here’s a IEEE Access 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 Access:
[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 Access style?

The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in IEEE Access

Here’s an IEEE Access example website reference:
[1]
Author1 LastnameA. F. and Author2 LastnameA. F., “Title”, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.example.com. [Accessed: 20-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: 20-Apr.-2024].
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video IEEE Access in 2024

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 IEEE Access

Here’s a IEEE Access citation YouTube video example:
[1]
ChannelName, “Title”, YouTube, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. [Accessed: 20-Apr.-2024].
So how to cite a video IEEE Access?
[1]
Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, 03-Jun.-2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. [Accessed: 20-Apr.-2024].
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using IEEE Access referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in IEEE Access, here’s how

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 Access.
[1]
F. Lastname, “Title”. Publisher, 01-Jan.-2000.
Podcast referencing example in IEEE Access 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 Access referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in IEEE Access

An example song citation in IEEE Access.
[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 Access:
[1]
The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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