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IEEE citation generator

IEEE style is used in engineering, computer science and electronics. Sources are numbered in square brackets in the order you cite them. WriteOrbit numbers and formats them for you.

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Sources you add appear here, formatted in your style.

Your list stays in this browser. Copy keeps italics when you paste into Word or Google Docs. Check every citation against the source.

IEEE example

The 1953 paper in which Watson and Crick described the structure of DNA (DOI 10.1038/171737a0), cited in IEEE.

In the text

Number in brackets
as shown in [1]

References

[1] J. D. Watson and F. H. C. Crick, “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid,” Nature, vol. 171, no. 4356, pp. 737–738, Apr. 1953, doi: 10.1038/171737a0.

IEEE format for common sources

Journal article
[n] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, “Title of the article,” Abbrev. Journal, vol. #, no. #, pp. #–#, Mon. Year, doi: xxxx.
Book
[n] A. A. Author, Title of the Book, xth ed. City, Country: Publisher, Year.

Main IEEE rules

  • Number sources in order of first citation and reuse a number for repeat citations.
  • Give initials before the surname.
  • Put article titles in quotation marks, sentence case; italicise journal and book titles.

Your course, publisher or university may change these rules. When they differ, follow them.

How to use it

  1. Find the source

    Paste a DOI or search by title, or enter a website, book or other source by hand.

  2. Pick a style

    APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, AMA, IEEE or any of over 10,000 styles.

  3. Copy

    Copy the reference and the in-text citation. Add more sources to build a list.

Good to know

  • A citation is only as good as its record. Check names, dates and capitalisation for unusual sources.
  • Your list stays in this browser. Sign in to keep references with your documents.

Questions

More in the help center.

Can I cite several sources at once?

Yes: [1], [3] or a range such as [2]–[5].

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