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

Why IEEE?

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]

Related Sites

IEEE Author Center
IEEE Reference Format (IEEE Publication)
IEEE Author Center: Article Template
Citation Styles for publication in IEEE journals
IEEE Citation Style Documentation
IEEE Citations as described by the Naval Postgraduate School
Well presented, thorough and a tiny bit scary. But REALLY complete.
Reference format for many source types (IEEE)
Force 11 Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles
A set of guiding principles for data within scholarly literature, another dataset, or any other research object.
The Data Citation Principles cover purpose, function and attributes of citations. These principles recognize the dual necessity of creating citation practices that are both human understandable and machine-actionable.

Basics of IEEE Citations

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