Citation styles
ACM and IEEE citation styles are commonly used in CS.
ACM style guides:
- Citation style and reference formats: how to cite a variety of references in ACM style
- ACM bibTeX formatting: how to format common reference types using BibTeX
IEEE style guides:
- IEEE Reference Guide (47 pages): how to cite a variety of references in IEEE style
- IEEE Mathematics Guide (17 pages): how mathematical equations should be rendered in a technical article
- CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool: a tool by CAS to find abbreviated journal titles
Citing in LaTeX
See the BibTeX, LaTex, and Overleaf guide.
Reference managers
Introduction to reference management software
Reference/citation management software helps you organize the information sources that you find and automates the process of creating your bibliography. Many reference management software packages are available, each of them with their own strengths and weaknesses. Below are two commonly used reference managers:
Mendeley
Zotero
It should be noted that SFU Library supports Zotero. Refer to the guide for details.
Avoiding plagiarism
SFU library guide:
ACM guidelines:
- ACM policy on plagiarism, misrepresentation, and falsification
- Penalties for publication violations
- Ethics and plagiarism update
IEEE guidelines:
Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated text:
- ACM - Principles for the development, deployment, and use of Generative AI technologies and news release
- IEEE - Guidelines for AI-generated Text
Writing
The Library provides access to hundreds of books on scientific and technical writing. One way to locate writing guides is to try a Subject search in the Library Catalogue. Some good subject headings are:
- Communication in science
- Communication of technical information
- Technical writing
- Technical writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Dissertations, academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
See also: Business communication
Sample titles: