IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers style, standard in engineering and computer science.

Overview

IEEE uses a numbered citation system where references are numbered in the order they appear in the text. Citations appear as bracketed numbers [1], and the reference list is ordered numerically, not alphabetically.

Common Use Cases

Electrical and electronics engineering papers
Computer science and IT publications
Technical reports and conference proceedings

Format Examples

Journal Article

[1] J. K. Author, "Title of article," Title of Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 49-57, Feb. 2013.

Conference Paper

[2] A. B. Author and C. D. Author, "Title of paper," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2015, pp. 1-6.

Book

[3] G. O. Young, "Synthetic structure of industrial plastics," in Plastics, 2nd ed., vol. 3, J. Peters, Ed. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15-64.

Key Elements

Reference Number

Sequential number in brackets [1], [2], etc.

Author Names

First initials then last name: J. K. Smith.

Title

Article titles in quotes, book/journal titles in italics.

Publication Details

Include vol., no., pp., and abbreviated month.

Tips for This Format

Number references in the order they first appear in your text.
Use abbreviated month names: Jan., Feb., Mar., etc.
For 3+ authors, use first author et al. in citations but list all in references.