How to Cite References: IEEE Documentation Style

How to Cite References: IEEE Documentation Style

IEEE citation style is used primarily for electronics, engineering, telecommunications,
computer science, and information technology reports. The three main parts of a
reference are as follows:
• Author’s name listed as first initial of first name, then full last.
• Title of article, patent, conference paper, etc., in quotation marks.
• Title of journal or book in italics.

This system allows the reader to identify the information source at a glance. All
punctuation, dates, and page numbers depend on the type of reference cited, so follow the
examples with care. Please note this style guide is wide ranging, but not all sources are
identified. Further research may be required.

Citation Within The Text
The first step of the reference citation process is within the report itself. Each citation
must be noted within the text through use of simple sequential numbers. A number
enclosed in square brackets, placed in the text of the report, indicates the specific
reference. Citations are numbered in the order in which they appear. Once a source has
been cited, the same number is used in all subsequent references in the report. No
distinction is made between electronic and print sources, except in the citation reference
details.

Each reference number should be enclosed in square brackets on the same line as
the text, before any punctuation, with a space before the bracket.

Examples
“. . .end of the line for my research [13].”
“The theory was first put forward in 1987 [1].”
“Scholtz [2] has argued. . . .”
“For example, see [7].”
“Several recent studies [3, 4, 15, 22] have suggested that. . . .”
Note: Authors and dates do not have to be written out after the first reference; use the
bracketed number. Also, it is not necessary to write “in reference [2].” Just write “in
[2].”
The preferred method to cite more than one source at a time is to list each reference in its
own brackets, then separate with a comma or dash:
[1], [3], [5]
[1] – [5]

https://ieee-dataport.org/sites/default/files/analysis/27/IEEE%20Citation%20Guidelines.pdf