{"id":216,"date":"2024-12-05T02:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T02:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2025-07-07T06:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T06:25:30","slug":"how-does-ieee-referencing-differ-from-apa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/how-does-ieee-referencing-differ-from-apa\/","title":{"rendered":"How does IEEE referencing differ from APA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>References are the entries made at the end of the paper to give credit to the author\/sources from which you got those references. However, there are different referencing styles used for different kinds of projects. In this, you will see how to properly reference a book using IEEE and APA style and the difference between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\" style=\"width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM-1536x791.png 1536w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-at-8.26.42\u202fAM.png 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>APA (American Psychological Association)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cover Page is Mandatory.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have to have a title page with the Running Head (The words \u2018Running Head\u2019 should be there), to write the title against it. But this shouldn\u2019t appear on other pages.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The essay&#8217;s title, your name, and the university name should appear centered, double-spaced, and on the top half of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You use the font style, \u2018Times New Roman\u2019 with 12 as Font size.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author&#8217;s note contains contact information and acknowledgments and should be placed at the bottom half of the essay.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cover page is not mandatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The title page does not have strict guidelines as long as it includes specific elements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It should include a title, capitalised.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Project team members should be listed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The issue date is necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The person or company to which the project is submitted, the supervisors, and revisions depending on the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No header in IEEE. Include page numbers in a simple format, dependent on the kind of project and document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APA references<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Basic Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any type of reference in both APA and IEEE would include the following elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Authors\u2019 names: One writer, Group, or Organisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date: of Publication, posting, or re-publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smaller works in quotes and not capitalised<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger works italicised and capitalised<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cLocation\u201d: in a book, in a periodical, on a website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APA General Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Double spaced, hanging indentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Font Style should be Times New Roman and Font size should be 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alphabetical Order by the first element&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hanging indentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smaller works are not formatted in any special way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger works are italicised<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The title of the major work is not capitalised (first word of the title and subtitle only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IEEE General Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place references flush left<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single-space entries, double-space between.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the number of entries at the left margin, and enclose them in brackets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organise the entries by when they appear in the text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smaller Works: in quotation marks and not capitalised (first word of title and subtitle only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger Works: italicised and capitalised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specific references<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APA Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One author:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Author1 Surname, initial of the first name. (year). <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two to seven authors:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Author1 name., Author2 name., Author3 name. (year). <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than seven authors:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Author1 name., Author2 name., Author3 name., Author4 name.,\u2026Author10 name. (year). <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No Author given:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Book name. <\/em>(year). Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No Publication date:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Author1 name. (n.d.). <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An organisation or institution as \u201cauthor\u201d:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>University name. (year). <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IEEE Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single Author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Author\u2019s name, <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher, year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edited Book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Author1 Name and Author2 Name, Eds., <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher, year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three or More Authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Author1 Name, Author2 Name and Author3 Name, <em>Book name. <\/em>Place: Publisher, year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book by an Institutional or Organisational Author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University or Organisation name, <em>Book name, <\/em>3<sup>rd<\/sup> ed., Place: Publisher, year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manual&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Book name, <\/em>Place, Publisher, Year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyright Page:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should be exactly behind the Cover page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Example,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WARNER BOOKS EDITION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copyright \u00a9 1960 by Harper Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published by arrangement with J.B. Lippincott Company, Subsidiary of Harper &amp; Row Publishers, Inc., East Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warner Books, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1271 Avenue of the Americas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York, NY. 10020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit our Web site at&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>www. Warnerbooks.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[logo] A Time Warner Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Printed in the United States of America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First Warner Books Printing: December, 1982<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In APA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title of the book should be in italics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author\u2019s Last Name, Initial of the First Name. (Year of Publication). <em>Book Name. <\/em>Place of Publication, State of publication: Publisher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In IEEE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Author\u2019s First Name, Last Name.&nbsp; Book Name. Place of Publication, State of publication: Publisher, Year, pp, page number<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Article in a Periodical\/Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In APA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strom, S. (2005, August). Aero Air: Catering to the jet set. Portland Business Journal, 3, 22-36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In IEEE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S. Strom, \u201cAero Air: Catering to the Jet Set,\u201d Portland Business Journal, vol. 3, pp. 22-36, Aug 26, 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Electronic Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In APA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. n.d. The Great Wall. Retrieved from https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/438\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In IEEE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. (2005). The Great Wall. (Online). Available: https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/438\/<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difference Between APA &amp; IEEE<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-2.44.59\u202fPM-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-2.44.59\u202fPM-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-2.44.59\u202fPM-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-2.44.59\u202fPM-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/digiassignmenthelp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-at-2.44.59\u202fPM.png 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>APA style and IEEE style share both similarities and differences. 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