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The Toike Oike’s Guide to IEEE Citations

The IEEE citation method is the standard for all engineering documents, but where it came from or how to apply it are mysteries lost to time. Luckly, we here at the Toike Oike have figured out how to imitate the process, or at least trick your grader into thinking that you know what you are doing.

Step 1: Complete your research on your topic and gather your resources. Resources can be any published material, while additional resources such as interviews, surveys and emails can be used, they are not inherently included in the IEEE format.

Step 2: Organize your references in order of appearance – the order of your bibliography and the order of references in your paper should match.

Step 3: Mark all in-text citations with dope-ass reference codes enclosed in square brackets (i.e. [DOPE], [ASS], [FUCK])

Example:

“Scientists have recently discovered a direct correlation between intelligence levels and wearing your pants below your buttocks [THUG].”

Or:

“According to the student researchers [IDIOTS], there is a clear link between the deliciousness of bacon and crime rate in the US.”

Step 4: Panic because you realized that you are either:
a) Over your word count by a factor of 2.
b) Have no idea what you’re actually supposed to write about and that your entire report is just cleverly (or blatantly) crafted bullshit.

Step 5: Spend about three hours on Wikipedia to study your topic for one hour.

Step 7: Wonder what happened to step 6.

Step 8: Drop out of school. You didn’t need engineering anyway. It’s time to fulfil your lifetime dream of joining the circus.

Step 9: Enrol in clown school. Meet a nice acrobat, go on a few dates, get good grades, and start planning for your future.

Step 10: Get kicked out of clown school for improper citations. The circus uses MLA.