IEEE Style Guide

Complete guide to IEEE citation style for engineering and computer science papers

IEEE Style

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) style uses numbered citations, commonly used in engineering, computer science, and technology fields.

In-Text Citations

Basic format - numbered:

Recent research [1] shows...
Smith [1] argues...
Multiple sources [1], [2], [3]
Sequential: [1]-[3]

Reference List

References are listed in order of appearance, not alphabetically.

Book

[1] J. Smith, Book Title. City, State: Publisher, 2023.

Journal Article

[1] J. Smith and M. Jones, "Article title," Journal Name, vol. 45,
    no. 3, pp. 234-256, Month Year. doi: 10.1234/example

Conference Paper

[1] J. Smith, "Paper title," in Proc. Conference Name, City, State,
    Year, pp. 123-128.

Website

[1] J. Smith, "Page title," Website Name. https://www.example.com
    (accessed Month Day, Year).

Standard

[1] Title of Standard, Standard Number, Year.

Name Abbreviations

Use initials for first and middle names
No periods between initials
Correct: J. K. Smith
Correct: J. Smith

Formatting

Order: By order of appearance in text
Numbering: [1], [2], [3], etc.
Spacing: Single or double-spaced
Title: "References"

IEEE uses a specific abbreviation system for journal names and conference proceedings.

Common Elements

Volume and Issue:

vol. 45, no. 3

Page numbers:

pp. 234-256

DOI:

doi: 10.1234/example

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