Journals
Note: Different units at Deakin use different referencing styles. Check your unit assessment information to find which style you are required to use.
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Article
Titles of journals are often abbreviated in IEEE style. For further details see:
IEEE. (2018)IEEE Journal Titles and Reference Abbreviations [Online]. Available: http://ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/Journal-Titles-and-Abbreviations.pdf
Print article
[1] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of article," Abbrev. Title of Journal, vol. x, no. x, pp. xx-xx, month, year.
[2] S. Chapman, A. St. George, K. Waller, and V. Cakic,"The pattern of complaints about Australian wind farms does not match the establishment and distribution of turbines: support for the psychogenic, 'communicated disease' hypothesis," PLOSOne, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 1-11, Oct., 2013.
Online article with DOI
It is preferable to use this format for online articles and include the DOI.
[1] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, "Title of article," Abbrev. Title of Journal, vol. x, no. x, pp. xx-xx, month, year. DOI
[2] Li, J. Vucic, V. Jungnickel, and J. Armstrong, "On the capacity of intensity-modulated direct-detection syst. and the inform. rate of ACO-OFDM for indoor optical wireless applications,"IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 60, pp. 799-809, Mar. 2012. doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2012.020612.090300X
Online article with no DOI
- Only use this format where no DOI is available.
- Note that this format differs in use of punctuation, placement of date, absence of quotation marks around the title, and the formatting of the journal number and issue.
- Provide the full date, if available.
[1] A. A. Author. (year, month day). Title of article, Abbrev. Title of Journal [Online]. vol.(no.), pp. xx-xx. Available: URL
[2] R. J. Vidmar. (1992, Aug.). On the use of atmospheric plasmas as electromagnetic reflectors, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. [Online]. 21(3), pp. 876–880. Available: http://www.halcyon.com/pub/journals/21ps03-vidmar