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Format for in-text citation

[#]

In-text citation example

[9]

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Operation tools for optical networks as shown in [9]...

Author prominent:

Azodolmolky et al. [9]

Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation and capitalisation

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Reference list example

[9] S. Azodolmolky et al., "Experimental demonstration of an impairment aware network planning and operation tool for transparent/translucent optical networks,” J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 439–448, Sep. 2011.

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Names

• In text citations: If there are more than three authors, use the primary author followed by et al.
• In the reference list: If there are more than six names listed, use the primary author followed by et al.