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What a reference in IEEE looks like
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
[n] A. Author, "Title of paper," Journal Name, vol. Volume, no. Issue, pp. pages, Year.
[1] M. Aspelmeyer, "Measured measurement," Nature Physics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 11-12, 2009.
BOOK
[n] A. Author, Title of Book. Place: Publisher, Year.
[2] R. Dahl, Matilda. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.
WEB PAGE
[n] Author. "Title of page." Site. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
[3] World Health Organization. "Air quality and health." WHO. https://www.who.int/ (accessed Mar. 7, 2024).
Three things IEEE asks for that people get wrong
The number is the citation
IEEE references are numbered in the order they first appear in the text, and the in-text citation is that number in square brackets. The reference list is in citation order, not alphabetical, which catches out anyone coming from APA.
Initials come first
IEEE writes 'M. Aspelmeyer', not 'Aspelmeyer, M.'. The name is never inverted, because the list is not alphabetised.
The DOI has no https
IEEE writes 'doi: 10.1038/nphys1170' rather than a full link, which is the opposite of the APA 7 rule.
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Questions
Why is my reference list not alphabetical?
It should not be. IEEE numbers references in the order they are first cited, and the list follows that order.
How do I cite the same source twice?
Reuse its original number. A source keeps one number for the whole document however often it is cited.
Do I need to abbreviate journal names?
IEEE does abbreviate them in its own publications, following a standard list. Many courses accept the full title; check what yours asks for.
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