When referencing any IEEE journals or magazine titles, then refer to the list of standard journal title abbreviations at ‘IEEE Journal Titles and Reference Abbreviations’.
If the publication you are referencing is not published by the IEEE, then spell out the journal's title in full.
[#] Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), “Title of the article,” Abbrev. Title of Journal, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, Abbrev. Month, Year.
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[1] T. Kaczorek, "Minimum energy control of fractional positive electrical circuits", Archives of Electrical Engineering, vol. 65, no. 2, pp.191–201, 2016.
[#] Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), “Title of the electronic article,” Abbrev. Title of Journal, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, Abbrev. Month. Year. Accessed on: Abbrev. Month. Day, Year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file (doi:xxxxx, database or URL)
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[2] A. Vaskuri, H. Baumgartner, P. Kärhä, G. Andor, and E. Ikonen, "Modeling the spectral shape of InGaAlP-based red light-emitting diodes," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 118, no. 20, pp. 203103-1–203103-7, Jul. 2015. Accessed on: Feb. 9, 2017. [Online]. Available doi: 10.1063/1.4936322
[#] Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), “Title of the magazine article,” Abbrev. Title of Magazine (in italics), vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, Abbrev. Month, Year.
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[3] M. Patrick, "The origins of today's industrial robots, and where they're headed next," Electronics World, vol. 124, no. 1987, pp.19–19, Oct. 2018.
[#] Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), “Title of the magazine article,” Abbrev. Title of Periodical (Magazine), vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx–xxx, Abbrev. Month. Year. Accessed on: Abbrev. Month. Day, Year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file (doi:xxxxx, database or URL)
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[4] D. T. Hoang, D. Niyato, D. N. Nguyen, E. Dutkiewicz, P. Wang, and Z. Han, "A dynamic edge caching framework for mobile 5G networks," IEEE Wireless Communic., vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 95–103, Aug. 2018. Accessed on: Nov. 26, 2018. [Online]. Available doi: 10.1109/MWC.2018.1700360
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Print journal article: Single author |
This suggests that high temperature superconductivity [15] is more effective ... |
[15] G. P. Luth, “Chronology and context of the Hyatt Regency Collapse,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 51-61, 2013. |
Print journal article: Two or three authors |
Fidel and Green [6] suggested that the computer age ... |
[6] M. Fidel and H. M. Green, “Engineers perception of information sources,” Inf. Process. Manage., vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 225-256, May 2015. Note: Refer to the Journal titles abbreviations section on this page for information on when to use journal abbreviations. |
Print journal article: Four to six authors |
Chanson et al. concluded that accessibility is the key factor that influences engineers’ information seeking behaviour [1]. |
[1] F. Chanson, L. W. Burton, H. Cleveland, G. P. Luth, T. McCarthy, and H. M. Green, “The information-seeking practices of engineers,” J. Doc., vol. 34, no. 43, pp. 120-144, Apr. 2013. |
Print journal article: More than six authors |
Similar observations were reported by Akbar et al. [4]. |
[4] M. A. Akbar et al., “Improving the quality of software development process by introducing a new methodology: A-Z model,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 4811-4823, Dec. 2017. |
Electronic journal article: With DOI |
It was shown in [2, p. 165] that the temperature of the panel changes ... |
[2] J. Carlson, D. Menicucci, P. Vorobieff, A. Mammoli, and H. He, "Infrared imaging method for flyby assessment of solar thermal panel operation in field settings," Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 163-171, Sept. 2014. Accessed on Mar. 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.05.008 Note: Refer to DOI in IEEE section in this guide for information regarding the use of Document Object Identifiers. |
Electronic journal article: From library database | As in [3], with the help of the integrated theory, ... |
[3] M. Frishberg and M. M. Gobble, "Quantum dots: beyond solar cells," Research Technology Management, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 7-8, May/June 2015. Accessed on: Oct. 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://ebscohost.com Note: Refer to DOI in IEEE section in this guide for information regarding shortening library database urls. |
Electronic journal article: Internet article |
... and the major factor of underlying environmental conditions [1]. |
[1] C. H. Mounika, K. S. Roy, and M. Ali, "Motor speed control based on temperature using CAN protocol," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 4. no. 4, Apr. 2013, pp. 1249-1252. Accessed on: Oct. 28, 2015. [Online]. Available: http://www.ijettjournal.org/volume-4/issue-4/IJETT-V4I4P348.pdf |
Print magazine article |
ARIAH proposed a new Australian standard covering the full requirements of residential air conditioning systems [3]. |
[3] A. King, "Standards keep a cool head," Electrical Connection, pp. 40–41, Spring 2018. |
Electronic magazine article |
The performance factor for magnetic materials [4] consists of a plot ... |
[4] W. G. Hurley, T. Merkin, and M. Duffy, "The Performance factor for magnetic materials revisited: The effect of core losses on the selection of core size in transformers," IEEE Power Electron. Mag., vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 26–34, Sep. 2018. Accessed on: Nov. 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2018.2848738 |
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