Referencing style

Conference papers

30 September 2023

In APA style you can cite conference papers published in books or journals, as well as conference papers or posters that haven't been formally published. Learn how to cite a conference papers.

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Conference proceedings may be formally published in a book or journal. If conference proceedings are published:

In a book

Use the same format as for a book or book chapter, for example

Bowles, T., Musgrove, E., & Hornsby, Z. (2009). The consistency of attachment styles: An experiment eliciting a response to acceptance or rejection. In Z. J. Hazelwood (Ed.), Connecting research and practice in relationships: Conference proceedings (pp. 9–14). Australian Psychological Society.

In-text citation:

Bowles et al. (2009) ... OR (Bowles et al., 2009)

In a journal

Use the same format as a journal article, for example

Helton, W. S., Kemp, S., & Walton, D. (2013). Individual differences in movements in response to natural disasters: Tsunami and earthquake case studies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 57(1), 858–862. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213571186

In-text citation:

Helton et al. (2013) ... OR (Helton et al., 2013)

Presenter, A. A. (Year, Month Days). Title of paper or poster [Type of contribution]. Conference name, Location. DOI or URL

Use this template for paper presentations and poster presentations that are not formally published as a book, edited book chapter or journal article.
The date (Year, Month Days) should match the day or days of the full conference to aid retrieval, even though a presentation probably occurred on only a single day.
For location, provide the city; state, province or territory if applicable (U.S. two-letter postal code abbreviations and similar abbreviations in other countries, if available); and the country name spelt out in full, for example:
- New York, NY, United States
  Sydney, NSW, Australia
  Christchurch, New Zealand.

Example

Proudfoot, F. (2015, February 18–20). Understanding cultural differences at the frontline [Paper presentation]. Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. http://ahrc2015.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Fiona%20Proudfoot.pdf

In-text citation:

Proudfoot (2015) ... OR (Proudfoot, 2015)