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APA 7th Referencing Guide

Conference proceedings

  • Conference proceedings published in a journal follow the same format as a journal article reference.
  • Conference proceedings published as a book follow the same format as an edited book reference.
  • Conference proceedings published as a book chapter follow the same format as an edited book chapter reference.
  • For more information and example references, view the official APA Conference proceeding references.

Conference presentation

Elements of the reference
Author(s) – last name, initial(s) - use & for multiple authors. (Year, Month date(s)). Title of paper - italicised. [Type of paper eg. Paper presentation]. Conference Name, Location. DOI or URL - if available
In-text citation
(Norton et al., 2018) OR Norton et al. (2018) stated that ...
Reference list
Norton, M., Moloney, G., Burke, S., Sanson, A., & Louis, W. (2018, September 27-30). Psychological responses to social threats: From stigma to solidarity [Paper presentation]. 2018 APS Congress Psychology Advancing into a New Age, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
EndNote reference type
Conference paper - add type of paper to Type field

Poster presentation

Elements of the reference
Author(s) - last name, initial(s). (Year, Month, date(s)). Title - italicised [Poster presentation]. Conference Name, Location. DOI or URL - if available
In-text citation
(Snoswell, 2016) OR Snoswell (2016)
Reference list
Snoswell, C. (2016, October 31 - November 3). Models of care for store-and-forward teledermatology in Australia [Poster presentation]. 7th International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Auckland, New Zealand.
EndNote reference type
Conference paper - add Poster presentation to Type field