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ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) Citation Generator
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What an ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) reference looks like
ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) is a numeric style: sources are cited with a bracketed or superscript number in the order they first appear, and the reference list is numbered to match.
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Journal article
[1] Babonis, L.S. and Martindale, M.Q. 2022. A novel regulatory gene network in cnidarians. PNAS. 119, 19 (May 2022), e2113701119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113701119.
Book
[1] Kuhn, T.S. 1970. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press.
Web page
[1] Climate change 2021: the physical science basis: 2021. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/. Accessed: 2026-07-15.
Journal article with 26 authors
[1] Harris, C.R. et al. 2020. Array programming with NumPy. Nature. 585, 7825 (Sept. 2020), 357–362. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2.
ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) at a glance
Read from the style file and checked against the examples above.
- Used mainly in the natural sciences and engineering.
- In the text, the first source is cited as [1].
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
- First names are shortened to initials.
- DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...).
- Web pages include the date you accessed them.
- The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author.
- The style file was last updated in July 2025.
The guide this style follows: acm.org
How ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) compares with ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 15+ authors)
For every example on this page, ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) and ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 15+ authors) give exactly the same text. They can still differ in cases the examples do not cover.
Open ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 15+ authors)Frequently asked questions
How many authors does ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) list?
For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names only the first author and shortens the rest.
How does ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors) handle DOIs and web pages?
DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...). Web pages include the date you accessed them.
How is the reference list ordered in ACM SIG Proceedings ("et al." for 3+ authors)?
The reference list is sorted alphabetically by author.
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