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IEEE Referencing

Reference a book Using IEEE style

If the entire book has been written by the same author(s), then do not cite individual chapters - just cite the entire book as one work.

If the resource does not have a publication date use n.d. (no date)

e.g. A. B. Smith, Engineering basics, 2nd ed., New York: Building Books, n.d.

Follow the format for Number of Authors, depending on which format is appropriate for your reference

eBooks

Format:

[#] A. Author, Title of E-book. Place: Publisher, Date of original publication. [Format] Available from Source.

(page numbers are only required if using a direct quote).

Reference List:

[5] D. C. Marinescu, Cloud computing: Theory & practice, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2013. pp. 3-4. [Online] Available from Proquest Ebook Central.

Print Book

 

[#] A. A. Author, Title:Subtitle (in italics), Edition(if not the first), Vol.(if a multivolume work). Place of publication: Publisher, Year, page number(s). (if required)

(page numbers are only required if using a direct quote).

Use et al. if there are more than three authors.

Reference List:

[1] M. K. Jain, S. R. K. Iyengar, and R. K. Jain, Numerical methods for scientific and engineering computation. New Delhi: New Age International, 1994, p. 5.

[2] J. Shepherd et al., Higher electrical engineering, 2nd ed., London: Pitman, 1970.

Edited Book (No chapter authors)

Use only if there are main editors listed and there are no authors for each chapter

[#] A. A. Editor, Ed., Title: Subtitle (in italics), Edition(if not the first), Vol.(if a multivolume work). Place of publication: Publisher, Year, page number(s). (if required)

(page numbers are only required if using a direct quote).

Reference List:

[3] D. Sarunyagate, Ed., Lasers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

[4] P.G. Urben and A. Nobel, Eds., Bretherick's handbook of reactive hazards, 6th ed., Vol.1. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999, p. 1896.

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