diff --git a/aeon/classification/deep_learning/_fcn.py b/aeon/classification/deep_learning/_fcn.py
index ec1e4fc130..2cb29bdbdc 100644
--- a/aeon/classification/deep_learning/_fcn.py
+++ b/aeon/classification/deep_learning/_fcn.py
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ class FCNClassifier(BaseDeepClassifier):
 
     References
     ----------
-    .. [1] Zhao et. al, Convolutional neural networks for time series classification,
-    Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, 28(1):2017.
+    .. [1] Z. Wang, W. Yan and T. Oates, "Time series classification from scratch
+    with deep neural networks: A strong baseline," 2017 International Joint Conference
+    on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Anchorage, AK, USA, 2017, pp. 1578-1585.
 
     Examples
     --------