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Citation Styles

IEEE Style Manual

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. 

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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