Subject guides: Citing and referencing: Books

IEEE Reference List Examples:

IEEE Resources:

IEEE Editorial Style Manual
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IEEE How to Cite References
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CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
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Books

Books (Print)

Rule:

[#] A. A. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of the Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (USA only), Country: Abbreviation of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx-xxx.

Example:

[1] B. Hancock, “Using protocol analyzers,” in Advanced Ethernet/802.3 Network Management and Performance, 2^nd ed. Boston, MA, USA: Digital Press, 1994, ch. 8, sec. 1, pp. 64-7.

Guidelines:

All references end with a full stop.

If the author/s of the book are listed as 'editors', include 'Ed.' or 'Eds.' after all of the author/s names:

"[1] B. Hancock, Ed., ... "

Only include the publisher’s State if the item was published in the USA.

If the edition of the item is not listed: place a full stop after the title of the book, and proceed to city of publisher.

Provide page numbers if you have quoted specific facts or materials.

Check that you are using the standard abbreviations for books.

eBooks (Online)

Rule:

[#] A. A. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (USA only), Country: Abbreviation of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx. [Online]. Available: URL doi: (if available).

Example:

[2] L. Hanzo, F. C. A. Somerville and J. P. Woodard, “Predictive coding,” in Voice and Audio Compression for Wireless Communications, 2nd ed., Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 2007, ch. 2, sec. 1, pp. 24-32. [Online]. Available: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470516034 doi: 10.1002/9780470516034.

Guidelines:

All references end with a full stop, unless the reference ends with a URL.

If a reference contains both a URL and a DOI, list both (ending with the DOI).

If the author/s of the book are listed as 'editors', include 'Ed.' or 'Eds.' after all of the author/s names:

"[1] B. Hancock, Ed., ... "

Only include the publisher’s State if the item was published in the USA.

If the edition of the item is not listed, place a full stop after the title of the book, and proceed to city of publisher.

Provide page numbers if you have quoted specific facts or materials.

Check that you are using the standard abbreviations for books.