Mechanical Engineering

Proper citation is essential. Citing properly allows your reader or audience to locate the materials you have used. Citations give credit to the authors of quoted or consulted information. For detailed instructions on how to cite within the text of your paper, please consult a style manual listed below.
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Most Engineering Societies and many journals have Instructions for Author or Author Guidelines on their websites and in their publications.

IEEE EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL-  Citation style guidelines from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

ASME: References Citation style for Mechanical Engineering from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers

Communications of the ACM: Author Guidelines Citation style for computer science and computer engineering from the Association for Computing Machinery

Scientific Style and Format

Quick Guide

Citing Your Sources: CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style
Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors.
8th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2014
Location: Science & Engineering Library T11.S386 2014 

See Chapter 30: Citations and References pages 617-676 
Citing electronic sources pages 665-669

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