Place of publication
The IEEE referencing style is U.S. based and as such has particular rules regarding the structure for the place of publication element in the reference list. Observe the following guidelines when referring to place of publication.
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Structure for the name of the place of publication element within reference |
Reference List example |
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For books published in the U.S., the place of publication not well known
Use abbreviations for U.S. states: NJ for New Jersey, CA for California, MA for Massachusetts, etc.
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lesser-known city, U.S. state: publisher
example:
Reston, NJ: Reston Pub. Co.
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[2] W. Sinnema, Digital, Analog, and Data Communication. Reston, NJ: Reston Pub. Co., 2014.
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For books published in the U.S., the place of publication well known
Well-known cities do not require U.S. state or U.S. country statement
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well known city: publisher
example:
New York: Nova Science Publishers
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[3] B. M. Sze, Principles of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd ed. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2014, p. 84.
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For books published in the rest of the world, publication city not well known
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lesser-known city, country: publisher
example:
Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers
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[4] M. J. Smith, Modern Information. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2011.
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For books published in the rest of the world, publication city well-known
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well known city: publisher
example:
Amsterdam: IOS Press
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[10] K. Capova et al., Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation (XVII), Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2014.
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