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What to Cite

This list presents examples for IEEE style. To find more examples look in journals published by the IEEE. This form, like some other forms, abbreviates certain journal titles. The abbreviations are standardized, so you need to find out what the abbreviations are used for each journal. Your reference page should be organized according to the order the sources appear in the your text. Do not repeat the references.

1. Book with a single author
   J. J. Adams, Urban Economy and Public Policy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984.
    

2. Book with two authors
   E. C. Barber and C. G. Grice, Law School Administration. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
    

3. Book with more than three authors
   J. E. Jenson, et al., Soil Science. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1978.
    

4. Chapter in a book (also see #1.)
   G. D. Laxton, "Eye Movement and Language," In Paralanguage. New York: Prentice Hall, 1986, pp. 78-96.
    

5. Journal article
   R. R. Duncan, "Remediation of Lead in Water Supplies," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 99, no. 18, 257-278, Nov. 1986.
    

6. Unsigned journal article.
   "Lyme Disease," Science, vol. 298, no. 5. p. 31, Dec. 1990.
    

7. Paper in a proceeding/conference 
   P.Matasayo and J. Lotz, "A Study of Item and Factor Analysis," in Proc. IOOC-ECOC'85, 1985, pp. 106-115.
     

8. Paper presented at a conference or symposium
   H. T. Mann, Herbert T. "Metabolism of 5-HT Inhibitor," presented at 2nd Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Boston, MA, 1991.
    

9. Routine Report
   D. A. Robert, A Review of Recent Developments in the Technology of Superconductive Materials. Batelle Memorial Institute, Defense Materials Information Center, Los Angles, CA. Tech. Rep. TR-200, May 4, 1990.

CITATIONS: IEEE Format

Here are some examples of how to cite your sources using the IEEE format. Even when you paraphrase, as I am pretending to do now, you must cite your source [1: 141]. Note in this citation, I indicate the source by citing the number of the source in my reference section. Of course, when you quote directly you need to cite your source. "We all know that life is too short to worry about grades" [2: 68]. However, using citations correctly ". . . can make a big difference in the grade you receive . . ." [pp. 69-70], and for this course, citing your sources will be important. Note the second citation here. I cite only the page number showing that the quotation is from the author cited in the previous quotation. When you use the author's name in the text, you need to cite the reference number. According to Jenson [3] "Footnotes are passe, but be sure to use the in-text citation method correctly" [p.261]. If you use a long quotation, indent on the left side [1: 28], and remember to quote correctly [4: 78]. You will probably need to repeat the citation numbers in-text, but in the references section, you should list each source only once [1: 29].