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    Basic IEEE Book Format

    IEEE Book Citation Format

    [#] Author(s), Book Title, Edition. City: Publisher, Year.

    Author format: F. Last, F. M. Last (first initial, last name)

    Title: Italicized, title case

    Edition: Include if not first edition

    Single Author

    [1] R. S. Sedgewick, Algorithms in C++: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching, 3rd ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2002.

    Engineering Textbook

    [2] A. V. Oppenheim and R. W. Schafer, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010.

    Technical Handbook

    [3] J. G. Proakis and M. Salehi, Digital Communications, 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.

    Multiple Authors

    IEEE has specific rules for handling multiple authors in book citations:

    Two Authors

    [1] D. M. Pozar and D. H. Schaubert, Microstrip Antennas: The Analysis and Design of Microstrip Antennas and Arrays. New York: IEEE Press, 1995.

    Connect with "and"

    Three Authors

    [2] R. E. Ziemer, W. H. Tranter, and D. R. Fannin, Signals and Systems: Continuous and Discrete, 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998.

    Use commas and "and" for the last author

    More Than Six Authors

    [3] J. Smith et al., Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th ed. New York: Wiley, 2011.

    Use "et al." after first author when more than six authors

    Author Guidelines

    1 author:

    J. Smith

    2-6 authors:

    J. Smith, M. Brown, and K. Davis

    7+ authors:

    J. Smith et al.

    Corporate author:

    IEEE Standards Association

    Edited Books and Collections

    Technical edited collections and conference proceedings have specific IEEE formatting requirements:

    Edited Book

    [1] M. S. Ghausi and K. R. Laker, Eds., Modern Filter Theory and Design. New York: Wiley-Interscience, 1981.

    Include "Ed." or "Eds." after editor names

    Chapter in Edited Book

    [2] R. Johnson, "Digital signal processing algorithms," in Advanced Signal Processing Techniques, M. Smith and K. Brown, Eds. Boston: Academic Press, 2020, pp. 45-67.

    Include chapter title, book title, editors, and page numbers

    Conference Proceedings Volume

    [3] J. Davis, "Machine learning in wireless communications," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, London, UK, 2023, pp. 1234-1239.

    Use "Proc." for proceedings

    Technical Handbooks and Standards

    Engineering handbooks, standards documents, and technical manuals require special formatting:

    IEEE Standards

    [1] IEEE Standard for Information Technology—Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems—Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, IEEE Std 802.11-2020, 2020.

    Include full standard number and year

    Technical Handbook

    [2] The RF and Microwave Handbook, 2nd ed., M. Golio, Ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2008.

    Lead with title for reference handbooks

    Government Technical Report

    [3] National Institute of Standards and Technology, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), FIPS PUB 186-4, Gaithersburg, MD, 2013.

    Include agency, report number, and location

    Company Technical Manual

    [4] Analog Devices Inc., High Speed Design Techniques, AN-47 Application Note, Norwood, MA, 2019.

    Include company name and document type

    E-books and Digital Formats

    Digital books and online technical resources have additional formatting requirements:

    E-book with DOI

    [1] K. S. Shanmugan and A. M. Breipohl, Random Signals: Detection, Estimation and Data Analysis. New York: Wiley, 1988, doi: 10.1002/9780470316672.

    Include DOI when available for e-books

    Online Book

    [2] R. Dorf and R. Bishop, Modern Control Systems, 13th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://example.com/book

    Use [Online]. Available: format

    Technical Documentation Online

    [3] Python Software Foundation, Python 3.9 Documentation, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://docs.python.org/3.9/. Accessed: Mar. 15, 2024.

    Include access date for changing documentation

    Digital Library Book

    [4] S. Haykin, Neural Networks and Learning Machines, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. [E-book] Available: IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

    Specify digital library source

    Digital Format Priority

    1. DOI: Always include when available
    2. Publisher URL: Official publisher links
    3. Library database: Institutional access
    4. General URL: Other online sources
    5. Access date: Required for changing content