Convert your paper's entire reference list to IEEE style
IEEE numbers references by order of appearance, not alphabetically - the first thing people coming from APA get wrong. Upload the DOCX and we standardize it in one pass.
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What this style looks like
- In-text citation
- … as shown in [1].
- Reference list entry
- [1] J. Smith and A. Lee, "Deep learning for protein folding," Nature Methods, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 245–258, 2023.
Three IEEE rules that run against habit
Numbering follows order of appearance, not the alphabet. The first source cited in the text is [1], and new sources are numbered as they appear. The reference list is ordered by that number, not by author surname. Reorder your argument and the whole numbering scheme shifts - which is why it is worth finalizing the body before standardizing citations.
Initials come before surnames. IEEE writes "J. Smith", not "Smith, J." - the opposite of APA, Harvard, and Vancouver. With multiple authors, "and" joins the last two.
Volume, issue, pages, and year follow a fixed order and labelling, with the year last. APA puts the year after the authors and ACS puts it after the journal, so the position is a reliable tell.
One more common issue: conference papers are formatted differently from journal articles. Proceedings are a large share of the literature in IEEE fields, and their entries need the conference name, location, and year in a noticeably different arrangement.
FAQ
Will it change my body text?
No. The body is frozen throughout; only in-text citations and the reference list are processed. That is also why it costs far less than humanizing - 5 credits per 1,000 words.
My references are alphabetized. Can they be renumbered by appearance?
Yes - numbering and ordering are reorganized per IEEE rules. Finalize the body text first, since text changes move the numbering.
Are conference papers handled correctly?
Conference entries already present are formatted per IEEE conference rules. Spot-check them afterwards.
What about arXiv preprints, standards, and patents?
IEEE has specific rules for these, and existing entries are processed accordingly. Spot-check unusual types.
What does it cost for one paper?
5 credits per 1,000 words - the cheapest of our four tools, because only the citations are processed. An 8,000-word paper runs about 40 credits (under $0.50). New accounts get 100 free credits.