IEEE CITATION FORMATTING
Any time you use an outside source (something not created by you) on an assignment,
you should cite the source both in your text (where you use the source) and at the end
of the assignment (the References page). This guide contains example citations for
common source types.
REFERENCES: Your references page should be the last page of your document.
It contains an alphabetized list of every source you’ve used in the document.
Alphabetize the list by the first major word in the citation (ignore “A,” “An,” and
“The”), then number each citation. Remember: If a citation component (like the
author’s name) is unavailable for your source, skip it and move to the next
available component in the form. Look carefully, though: Volume and issue
numbers often hide at the top or bottom of a page.
o Book: Last name, First name. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher,
Publication Year.
1. Lightman, Alan. Einstein’s Dreams. New York: Vintage, 2004.
o Website: Name of Website, Publication Date. [Online]. Available: URL.
[Accessed: Date].
2. North Texas Food Bank, 2021. [Online]. Available:
https://ntfb.org. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Web Page: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Article Title,” Name of
Website, Publication Date. [Online]. Available: URL. [Accessed: Date].
3. Kilbourne, Ben. “Crossing the Water,” The Dark Mountain
Project, December 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://dark-
mountain.net/crossing-the-water. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from an Online Database: Last Name, First Name.
“Article Title,” Journal Title, volume number, issue, page range, publication
year. [Online]. Available: Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
4. Inkpen, Dani. “Tom Bombadil and the Spirit of Objectivity,”
Mythlore, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 117-131, 2020. [Online]. Available:
Literary Reference Center. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from Online Database (2 Authors): Last Name, First
Name and First Name Last Name. “Article Title,” Journal Title, volume
number, issue number, page range, publication year. [Online]. Available:
Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
5. Habermann, Ina, and Nikolaus Kuhn. “Sustainable Fictions –
Geographical, Literary, and Cultural Intersections in J. R. R.
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,” Cartographic Journal, vol. 48, no.
4, pp. 263-273, 2011. [Online]. Available: Academic Search
Complete. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from an Online Database (3 or More Authors): Last
Name of First Author, First Name of First Author, et al. “Article Title,”
Journal Title, volume number, issue number, page range, publication year.
[Online]. Available: Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
Any time you use an outside source (something not created by you) on an assignment,
you should cite the source both in your text (where you use the source) and at the end
of the assignment (the References page). This guide contains example citations for
common source types.
REFERENCES: Your references page should be the last page of your document.
It contains an alphabetized list of every source you’ve used in the document.
Alphabetize the list by the first major word in the citation (ignore “A,” “An,” and
“The”), then number each citation. Remember: If a citation component (like the
author’s name) is unavailable for your source, skip it and move to the next
available component in the form. Look carefully, though: Volume and issue
numbers often hide at the top or bottom of a page.
o Book: Last name, First name. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher,
Publication Year.
1. Lightman, Alan. Einstein’s Dreams. New York: Vintage, 2004.
o Website: Name of Website, Publication Date. [Online]. Available: URL.
[Accessed: Date].
2. North Texas Food Bank, 2021. [Online]. Available:
https://ntfb.org. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Web Page: Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Article Title,” Name of
Website, Publication Date. [Online]. Available: URL. [Accessed: Date].
3. Kilbourne, Ben. “Crossing the Water,” The Dark Mountain
Project, December 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://dark-
mountain.net/crossing-the-water. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from an Online Database: Last Name, First Name.
“Article Title,” Journal Title, volume number, issue, page range, publication
year. [Online]. Available: Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
4. Inkpen, Dani. “Tom Bombadil and the Spirit of Objectivity,”
Mythlore, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 117-131, 2020. [Online]. Available:
Literary Reference Center. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from Online Database (2 Authors): Last Name, First
Name and First Name Last Name. “Article Title,” Journal Title, volume
number, issue number, page range, publication year. [Online]. Available:
Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
5. Habermann, Ina, and Nikolaus Kuhn. “Sustainable Fictions –
Geographical, Literary, and Cultural Intersections in J. R. R.
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,” Cartographic Journal, vol. 48, no.
4, pp. 263-273, 2011. [Online]. Available: Academic Search
Complete. [Accessed: July 29, 2021].
o Academic Article from an Online Database (3 or More Authors): Last
Name of First Author, First Name of First Author, et al. “Article Title,”
Journal Title, volume number, issue number, page range, publication year.
[Online]. Available: Database Title. [Accessed: Date].
