IEEE Citation Format: Templates and Examples

The IEEE Citation Style format for 10 common source types, each with a template and a worked example. Open any source type for the full rules, common mistakes and FAQs.

IEEE format at a glance

Source type Template and example
Website

[#] Author/Organization, "Page Title," Website Name, accessed: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL.

[1] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Climate Change and Health," EPA, accessed: June 15, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://www.epa.gov/climatechange/climate-change-and-health.

Journal Article

[#] Author(s), "Article Title," Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, pp. page range, Month Year, doi: or [Online]. Available:

[1] J. A. Smith and M. K. Johnson, "Advanced Methods in Data Analysis," IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 3214–3231, May 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIT.2022.3156789.

Book

[#] Author(s), Book Title, Edition. Place: Publisher, Month Year, [Online]. Available: URL or doi:

[1] A. V. Oppenheim, R. W. Schafer, and J. R. Buck, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Apr. 1998.

Book Chapter

[#] Chapter Author(s), "Chapter Title," in Book Title, Edition, Ed. Editor Name. Place: Publisher, Month Year, ch. #, pp. page range.

[1] W. L. Stutzman and G. A. Thiele, "Array Antennas," in Antenna Theory and Design, 3rd ed., W. L. Stutzman, Ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, July 2012, ch. 7, pp. 358–412.

Conference Paper

[#] Author(s), "Paper Title," in Proceedings of Conference Name, Acronym, Conf. Location, Month Date-Date, Year, pp. page range, doi:

[1] P. M. Lewis and S. J. Woodley, "Novel Approaches to Network Optimization," in Proceedings of International Conference on Networks, ICON, Conf. Berlin, Germany, May 12–14, 2023, pp. 487–494, doi: 10.1109/ICON.2023.1234567.

Thesis/Dissertation

[#] Author, "Thesis Title," Thesis, University Name, Location, Month Year. [Online]. Available: URL

[1] T. N. Gonzalez, "Advanced Signal Processing for Wireless Networks," Ph.D. dissertation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, June 2022. [Online]. Available: https://purl.stanford.edu/example

Newspaper Article

[#] Author, "Article Title," Newspaper Name, pp. page no., Month Date, Year. [Online]. Available: URL

[1] R. K. Chen, "Renewable Energy Investment Accelerates Globally," The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1–B3, Nov. 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.wsj.com/articles/...

Video/Online Media

[#] Creator, "Video Title," Platform, Uploaded: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL

[1] TED, "The Future of Artificial Intelligence," YouTube, Uploaded: Apr. 10, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example

Podcast

[#] Host, "Episode Title," Podcast Name, Season #, Episode #, Podcast, Accessed: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL

[1] D. H. Pink, "The Science of Motivation," The Future of Work, Season 3, Episode 7, Podcast, Accessed: May 15, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://www.thefutureofwork.com/episode-7

Social Media

[#] Creator, "Post text [First 20 words], Account [@username]," Platform, Month Date, Year, Accessed: Month Date, Year, [Online]. Available: URL

[1] NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," [@NASA], Twitter, July 12, 2023, Accessed: July 13, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

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Newspaper Article

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Video/Online Media

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About IEEE Citation Style

IEEE Citation Style is one of the most widely used citation styles in academic writing. Each guide above provides detailed formatting instructions, real-world examples, common mistakes, and answers to frequently asked questions.

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