• Basic format to reference a dataset​

• IEEE Referencing
• Citing sources in the text
• Resources used in the creation of this guide
• The Reference List
• Single citation in the text
• Multiple citations in the text
• How to use quotes in IEEE
• Paraphrasing in IEEE
• Secondary sources
• Month abbreviations
• Word abbreviations in references
• Common IEEE abbreviations and acronyms
• Page numbers
• Citing the same source multiple times
• Place of publication
• DOI in IEEE

Data citations should be granted the same significance in the scholarly report as citations of other research publications. Include the following information where available.

[#]    Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), Title of dataset, vol. number, Place of Publication, (U.S. State or Country if the City is not "well known"): Publisher, Year of Publication. Accessed on: Abbrev. Month. Day, Year. [Type of medium]. Available: site/path/file

Referencing elements to cite:

• [#] Reference number matching the in-text citation number)
• Author’s first initial. Author’s second initial, if provided. Author’s last name
• Title of the dataset, in italics
• Volume number, if available
• Place of Publication
• Publisher/Production information
• Year of Publication
• Accessed on: Abbrev. Month. Day, Year
• [Type of medium]
• Available: site/path/file

[1]     Department of Premier and Cabinet, PROV environmental sustainability, Melbourne, Australia: Public Record Office Victoria, 2015. Accessed on: June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: http://data.vic.gov.au/data/dataset/prov-environmental-sustainability