Include an in-text citation when you refer to, summarize, paraphrase, or quote from another source. For every in-text citation in your paper, there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list.

IEEE in-text citation style does not include author's name, pages used, or date of publication. Instead, refer to the citation with a number within square brackets, e.g. [13]. The number within the square brackets will correspond to the complete citation in your reference list.

Example paragraph with in-text citations

Engineering and scientific standards affect our daily lives in a variety of ways including the transportation that we use, the traffic lights on our roads, and the fire hydrants used in our towns [1], [2].

Reference List

[1] C. Leachman, "Introduction to Standards," in Teaching and Collecting Technical Standards: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators, C. Leachman, E. M. Rowley, M. Phillips, and D. Soloman, Eds., West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: Purde Univ. Press, 2023, pp. 3-13.

[2] R. Glie, Speaking with Standards. Boston, MA, USA: Cahners Books, 1972.