IEEE Referencing: Datasets

Datasets

Connect through to format examples which provide a review of each component that needs to be included in a reference.

Components of each format example
 

Basic format to reference a dataset using a web address

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

[#]    Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), Date, “Title of Dataset,” Source. [Online]. Available: http://www.url.com

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
  • Date of publication
  • Title of the Dataset, in double quotation marks. Capitalize the first letter of each important word in the title.
  • Source: Publisher/Production information, Place of Publication (if applicable)
  • [Online]
  • Available: site/path/file

[1]     Department of Premier and Cabinet, 2015, "PROV Environmental Sustainability", Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne. [Online]. Available: http://data.vic.gov.au/data/dataset/prov-environmental-sustainability

Basic format to reference a dataset using a DOI resolver 

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

[#]    Author(s) Initial(s). Surname(s), Date, “Title of Dataset,” Source, doi: URL

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
  • Date/Year of Publication
  • Title of the Dataset, in double quotation marks. Capitalize the first letter of each important word in the title.
  • Source: Publisher/Production information, Place of Publication
  • doi: URL

[2]     S. Salim, B. Turnball, and N. Moustafa, 2021, "Social Media 3.0 Dataset for Integrating Social Media and Internet of Things (SM-IoT) Systems," University of New South Wales, https://doi.org/10.26190/J4G2-PB81