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IEEE Quick Citation Guide

Penn State guide for IEEE references with examples. This is the most common style used in engineering and computer science disciplines.

Articles

Important Elements:

  • Author (last name, initials only for first & middle names)
  • Title of article (capitalize only the first word of title and subtitle, and proper nouns)
  • Title of publication in italics (i.e., Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Newsweek, New York Times)
  • Volume number in italics and issue number, if given
  • Page numbers of article
  • Date of publication of article (year and month for monthly publications; year, month and day for daily or weekly publications)
  • For articles retrieved online, include URL or DOI, if available

Article in a Scholarly Journal with DOI:

[8] S. Pakniyat and J. S. Gomez-Diaz, “Magnet-free electromagnetic nonreciprocity in two-dimensional materials,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 136, no. 4, Jul., pp. 1-36, 2024. doi:10.1063/5.0207377


Article in an Online Newspaper or Magazine:

[5] C. Wilson-Clark, "Computers ranked as key literacy," The West Australian, para. 3, March 29, 2004. [Online]. Available: http://www.thewest.com.au. [Accessed Sept. 18, 2004].


Article in Daily, Weekly, or Biweekly Newspaper or Magazine:

[11] B. Metcalfe, “The numbers show how slowly the Internet runs today,” Infoworld, 30 Sep., p. 34, 2006.