IEEE Spectrum Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)
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How to do citations in IEEE Spectrum style?
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How do you cite a book in the IEEE Spectrum referencing style? (2024 Guide)
A book citation in IEEE Spectrum 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 Spectrum using placeholders:
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F. N. Last Name, Title, Edition. City: Publisher, 2000.
IEEE Spectrum 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 Spectrum citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in IEEE Spectrum format?
Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in IEEE SpectrumHere’s a IEEE Spectrum 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 Spectrum style?
Have you found a credible website you want to cite in IEEE Spectrum to include in your research paper or presentation? Here’s howHere’s an IEEE Spectrum 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: 20-Apr.-2024].
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: 20-Apr.-2024].
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How to cite a YouTube video IEEE Spectrum in 2024
Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in IEEE Spectrum? Here’s howHere’s a IEEE Spectrum citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName, “Title”, YouTube, 01-Jan.-2000. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. [Accessed: 20-Apr.-2024].
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Pixar, “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”, YouTube, 03-Jun.-2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. [Accessed: 20-Apr.-2024].
How to cite a podcast using IEEE Spectrum 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 SpectrumIt 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 Spectrum.
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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 Spectrum referencing style?
Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in IEEE SpectrumAn example song citation in IEEE Spectrum.
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F. Lastname, Song Title. 2000.
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun. 1969.
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