IEEE citation style is used primarily for electronics, engineering, telecommunications, computer science, and information technology reports. Each citation contains two parts:
- In-text citations, numbered within square brackets
- A full reference list at the end of the document, organized numerically
The three main parts of a full reference in the reference list are as follows:
- Author’s name listed as first initial of first name, then full last.
- Title of article, patent, conference paper, etc., in quotation marks.
- Title of journal or book in italics.
from the IEEE Citation Guidelines
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