When Citing websites:
Basic Format:
K. Author. (year, month). Title. Company. City, State, Country. [Type of Medium]. Available: site/path/file
Example:
[1] Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Forging papers to sell fake art,” April 6, 2017. Available: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/forging-papers-to-sell-fake-art
[2] R. Roth, “75 years ago, the Doolittle Raid changed history,” CNN, April 18, 2017. Available: https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/us/75th-anniversary-doolittle-raid/index.html
IEEE does not provide clear instructions for social media posts. If you need to cite social media posts, the following format below is useful.
Basic Format:
J. K. Author [@username], Full Tweet or “Title of post,” Title of Website, Abbrev. Month Day, Year. Available: URL (accessed: Abbrev. Month Day, Year).
Example:
M. H. K. Choi [@choitotheworld], Can someone fix bacon packaging this has gone on long enough, Twitter, Apr 16, 2020. Available: https://twitter.com/choitotheworld/status/1250444150215827458 (accessed: Aug 5, 2020).
Citing a YouTube or other kind of video, make sure to follow the following guide:
Basic Information:
Video Owner/Creator, Location [if available, include country]. Title of Video in Title Case and Italics, (Release date). Accessed: Full Date. Available: URL
Examples:
[3] CNN. US Military Sends Warships, Aircraft to Texas, (August 31, 2017). Accessed: Jan. 19, 2022. [Video]. Available: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/politics/texas-harvey-flooding-military-response/
[4] Kanopy Streaming Service (2012). Agrofuels [Streaming Video]. Accessed on: May 28, 2024. Available: https://www.kanopy.com/en/pennstate/