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IEEE style guide: Abbreviations

A guide to IEEE referencing style for Khalifa University students and staff

Abbreviations Used in APA

  • Standard abbreviations may be used in your citations.
  • A list of acceptable, commonly used abbreviations can be found in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., p. 180.

  • Some of the more often used examples are listed here:

chap. Chapter
ed. Edition
Ed.(Eds.) Editor(s)
et al. and others (from Latin et alii, et aliae)
n.d. No date of publication
No. Number
p. (pp.) Page(s)
para. Paragraph
Pt. Part
Rev. ed Revised edition
Suppl. Supplement
Tech. Rep. Technical Report
Trans. Translator(s)
Vol. Volume (as in Vol. 4)
vols. Volumes (as in 4 vols.)