{"id":1479,"date":"2024-08-06T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T08:59:56","slug":"blog-ieee-citation-style-ieee-intext-citation-researchers-top-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/blog-ieee-citation-style-ieee-intext-citation-researchers-top-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE In-Text Citation Style: Top Questions About IEEE Citations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Writing a research paper is hard enough, without the complications of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/manuscript-formatting-how-to-format-a-manuscript-for-research-paper\/\">formatting<\/a> it! Style guides, however, are important for ensuring your findings are presented consistently and clearly. They are also adapted to the unique needs of each field. For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/cheat-sheet-american-medical-association-manual-of-style?refer-type=article\">AMA style guide<\/a>, popular in medicine, has an exhaustive section on using non-discriminatory language. The <a href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/www.ieee.org\/content\/dam\/ieee-org\/ieee\/web\/org\/conferences\/style_references_manual.pdf\">IEEE style guide<\/a>, popular in engineering, explains in detail how to format equations. Today, we\u2019re going to look at some of the questions our readers have asked most frequently about IEEE style, especially in-text citations. An IEEE in-text citation is relatively easy to format, if you keep a few basics in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do I Format an IEEE In-Text Citation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Arabic numbers enclosed in square brackets, inline and not superscripted. Like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davidson [7] proposed a novel method of poaching eggs in whisky and serving them on a bed of shredded Japanese yams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citations are numbered according to their order of appearance in the main text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What About Citations with Multiple Authors?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve two authors, use \u201cand\u201d between their names. If you\u2019ve 3 or more authors, use the last name of the first author and \u201cet al.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kakura and Dakura [9] experimented with throwing oranges at the sun while dancing around an oak tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popsypins et al. [15] attributed the rise in temperature of rice while cooking to the influence of <em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I Use an En Dash?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nope! You <a href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/journals.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/IEEE_Reference_Guide.pdf\">don\u2019t use a hyphen or an en dash for a range of citations<\/a>. Instead, you\u2019ve to write each one out: [5], [6], [7], [8].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Abstracts Allowed to Have In-Text Citations in IEEE Style?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/tips-for-well-crafted-abstract\/\">abstracts<\/a> generally shouldn\u2019t contain citations as per the IEEE style manual. But you should reconfirm this against the guidelines or sample papers from your target journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Punctuate IEEE In-Text Citations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IEEE style guide advises treating citations as if they are footnote numbers. 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