IEEE Citation Guide
In-Text Citations
For in-text citations, the IEEE style uses a number in brackets, with a space before the first bracket (ex.: [3]).
In-text citations should be numbered in order of appearance in the text. Each source cited in the text should have its own citation number, since it is not allowed to use the same number for several sources. Each citation number should be on the same line as the text and placed before any punctuation mark.
If a document has been cited and assigned a number, the same number should be used in all subsequent citations of the same document.
A citation of a source in the text [x] corresponds to the reference [x] for the source in the reference list.
Examples of IEEE In-Text Citations
An in-text citation is usually placed at the end of an idea or statement that come from the cited source. It may be a paraphrase or an excerpt reproduced in full and enclosed in quotes.
Do not write "… in the reference [3]…"—use only the reference number: … [3]... or … [3]-[6]…
The page, the chapter, the section, the paragraph, the annex, etc. where the information was found can also be mentioned in the in-text citation. Ex.: [2, pp. 15-16] [2, Appendix 3] [2, Ch. 5]
