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Print book

Reference list

[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Title of the Book: Subtitle, xth ed. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year. 

[1] P. J. Deitel and H. Deitel, Intro to Python for Computer Science and Data Science: Learning to Program with AI, Big Data and the Cloud. New York, NY, USA: Pearson, 2020.  

In-text

Deitel and Deitel [1] argued that …

As discussed [1] 

Deitel and Deitel [1, p. 25] 

Notes

  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • Capitalize all major words in the title.
  • The title is placed in italics.
  • If place of publication is in USA include State information, e.g. NY.
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title, e.g., 3rd ed.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Edited book

Reference list

[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Eds., Title of Work: Subtitle, xth ed. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year. 

[3] S. E. Ahmed, Ed., Big and Complex Data Analysis Methodologies and Applications. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017. 

In-text

Ahmed [3] argues that …

It was discussed in [3] …

Notes

  • Add 'Ed.' for single editor or 'Eds.' for multiple editors.
  • Capitalize all major words in the title.
  • The title is placed in italics.
  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • If place of publication is in USA include State information, e.g. NY.
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title, e.g., 3rd ed.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Chapter in an edited book

Reference list

[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of the chapter," in Title of the Book, A. A. Editor and B. B. Editor, Eds. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.

[4] P. Park and M. Galley, "Environmental issues in business," in <em>Theory and Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility</em>, S. O. Idowu and C. Louche, Eds. Heidelberg, NY, USA: Springer, 2011, pp. 107-121.

In-text

For example, see [4].

Notes

  • Add 'Ed.' for single editor or 'Eds.' for multiple editors.
  • Capitalise all major words in the book title.
  • Capitalise only the first word of the chapter title and subtitle.
  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • If place of publication is in USA, include State information, e.g. NY.
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title, e.g., 3rd ed.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Ebook

Reference list

[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Title of the Book: Subtitle, xth ed. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file.

[2] N. Kaul, Applications of Data Mining in Engineering, Management and Medicine. Ashland, NB, Canada: Arcler Press, 2019. [Online]. Available: EBSCOhost.

[5] V. Porcu, Python for Data Mining Quick Syntax Reference. New York, NY, USA: Apress, 2018, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4842-4113-4.

[8] A. Karch, Democratic Laboratories: Policy Diffusion Among the American States. Ann Arbor, MI, USA: University of Michigan, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015068807224

In-text

Porcu [5] explained that …

It was shown in [8] that …

Notes

  • Include the name of the site/path/file of the ebook e.g., URL, doi or site.
  • A full stop goes at the end of a doi but not at the end of a URL.
  • If adding a DOI then it is not necessary to include "[Online]. Available:"
  • Capitalize all major words in the title.
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • If place of publication is in USA include State information, e.g. NY.
  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title, e.g., 3rd ed.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Edited ebook

Reference list

[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Eds., Title of Work: Subtitle, xth ed. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file

[2] A. Neustein, Ed., Text Mining of Web-Based Medical Content. Boston, MA, USA: De Gruyter, 2014. [Online]. Available: ProQuest Ebook Central.

In-text

[2] argues that …

Notes

  • Add 'Ed.' for single editor or 'Eds.' for multiple editors.
  • Include the name of the site/path/file of the ebook e.g., URL, doi or site.
  • A full stop goes at the end of a doi but not at the end of a URL.
  • If adding a DOI then it is not necessary to include "[Online]. Available:"
  • Capitalize all major words in the title.
  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • If place of publication is in USA include State information, e.g. NY.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title, e.g., 3rd ed.
  • For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format.

Chapter in an edited ebook

Reference list

[#]  A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of the chapter," in Title of the Book, A. A. Editor and B. B. Editor, Eds. City of Publisher, (only U.S. State), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx. [Online]. Available: site/path/file.

[6] L. R. Kumar, A. Talan, and R. D. Tyagi, "Sustainable impact assessment," in Sustainability Fundamentals and Applications, R. Y. Surampalli, T. C. Zhang, M. K. Goyal, S. K. Brar, and R. D. Tyagi, Eds. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2021, pp.83-110. [Online]. Available: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

[9] D. A. Fast and S. E. Fleck, "Unit values for import and export price indexes: A proof of concept ," in Big Data for Twenty-First-Century Economic Statistics , K. G. Abraham, R. S. Jarmin, B. C. Moyer, and M. D. Shapiro, Eds. Chicago, IL, USA: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2022, pp. 275-296, doi: 10.7208/chicago/9780226801391.003.0010.

In-text

Kumar et al. [6] have argued …

A recent study [9] has shown …

Notes

  • Add 'Ed.' for single editor or 'Eds.' for multiple editors.
  • Include the name of site/path/file of the ebook e.g., URL, doi or site.
  • A full stop goes at the end of a doi but not at the end of a URL.
  • If adding a DOI then it is not necessary to include "[Online]. Available:"
  • If place of publication is in USA include State information, e.g. NY.
  • Capitalize all major words in the book title.
  • Capitalize only the first word of the chapter title and subtitle.
  • Use author’s initials (no more than two).
  • For publisher abbreviation, refer to the IEEE Reference Guide (see p. 24). If abbreviation is not available spell out the publisher name.
  • Use 'et al.' in the in-text citation when three or more names are given. See the author layout table for details.