LibGuides: Citation Styles: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

IEEE Style Manual

IEEE Editorial Style Manual
Guidelines from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for authors.
IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors (PDF, 1.42 MB)
IEEE Mathematics Guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Guide to rendering mathematical equations in technical articles.
IEEE Reference Guide (PDF, 684 KB)
Guide to citing various references in the IEEE style.

IEEE citation style is a standard set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The citation style takes the form of a number within square brackets, inside the punctuation, in the text. The number refers to a numbered list of references.

Example (from IEEE website)

as shown by Brown [4], [5]; as mentioned earlier [2], [4]–[7], [9]; Smith [4] and Brown and Jones [5]; Wood et
al. [7]
NOTE: Use et al. when three or more names are given for a reference cited in the text.
or as nouns:
as demonstrated in [3]; according to [4] and [6]–[9]

Basics of IEEE Citations

This tutorial refers to a bibliography, which IEEE calls References.

IEEE Examples

Cryptids are animals whose existence is disputed.[1, p. 1] Nessie is one example.[2, p. 258] Bigfoot is another cryptid.[3, p. 27]

References

[1] S. Hurn, Ed., Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures in Multispecies Encounters. New York: Routledge, 2016. Accessed: Dec. 06, 2023. [Online]. Available: http://www.myilibrary.com?id=968086

[2] E. Cray, “Loch Ness Monster,” West. Folk., vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 258–259, Jul. 1959, doi: 10.2307/1497725.

[3] R. Westrum, “Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies,” in Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence, M. M. Halpin and M. M. Ames, Eds., Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 1980, pp. 27–36. doi: 10.59962/9780774857857-006.

Sample Books for Citations

Book

Title: Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures

Editor: Samantha Hurn

Publisher: Routledge

Place of Publication: New York

Date of Publication: 2016

Book Section

Chapter Title: Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies

Chapter Author: Ron Westrum

Book Title: Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence

Book Editors: Marjorie M. Halpin and Michael M. Ames

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Date of Publication: 1980

Pages: 27-36

Journal Article

Article Title: Loch Ness Monster

Author: Ed Cray

Journal Title: Western Folklore

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

Date: 1959

Pages: 258-259