ECE 542: Introduction to Power Management & Reliability

Why is it so important to cite your sources?

• Support proper attribution and credit
• Support collaboration and reuse of works
• Enable reproducibility of findings
• Foster faster and more efficient research process
• Provide the means to share you work with future researchers

We do we cite? A very brief introduction [VIDEO]: CC 3.0 BY-NC-SA NCSU Libraries

What is IEEE Style?

The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization supporting many branches of engineering, computer science, and information technology. 

IEEE citation style includes in-text citations, numbered in square brackets, which refer to the full citation listed in the reference list at the end of the paper. The reference list is organized numerically, not alphabetically.

IEEE Editorial Style Manual (guidance and examples):  https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/style_references_manual.pdf

This style manual provides editorial guidance for IEEE Transactions, Journals and Letters. It outlines how to divide the parts of a paper, cite figures and tables, and it gives guidelines for specific grammar rules. 

For guidance on grammar and usage not included in the IEEE citation style manual, consult The Chicago Manual of Style.

The Editorial Style Manual includes information on the consistent use of:

• Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Abbreviations
• Section headings
• Footnotes
• How to cite and style references
• Biographies

IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters: Information for Authors

This document gives the nitty-gritty details on how to edit, format, and submit a paper for IEEE review and publication. It includes citation guidelines and information on preferred units and quantity symbols.

https://www.ieee.org/documents/info_authors_kit.pdf