LibGuides: Citing sources according to APA guidelines: 4.5 Contributions to conferences, congresses, meetings, symposia

4.5 Contributions to conferences

& congresses, meetings, symposia

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•	Conference papers, published as a whole book	•	Paper presentation, not published in a book or journal
•	Conference paper, published as a book chapter	•	Poster presentation
•	Conference paper, published in a journal

Conference papers, published as a whole book

Note: this format is also used for contributions to congresses, meetings, and symposia.

What is a DOI?

In the reference list

Martínez-López, F. J., Gázquez-Abad, J. C., & Ieva, M. (Eds.) (2022). Advances in national brand and private label marketing: Ninth International Conference, 2022. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007
/978-3-031-06581-1

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the editor(s), followed by “Ed.” (for a single editor) or “Eds.” (for multiple editors) in parentheses.
Give the publication year.
List the book title (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title, the subtitle, and any proper nouns.
After the title, give the name of the publisher as shown on the book, without designations of business structure such as Inc., Ltd., or LLC.. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
End the reference with the DOI of the book, whether you read the book online or in print.
Do not include a period after the DOI.

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Martínez-López et al., 2022)

Narrative citation: Martínez-López et al. (2022)

Conference contribution, published as a book chapter

Note: this format is also used for contributions to congresses, meetings, and symposia.

What is a DOI?

In the reference list

Verkerk, V.-A. (2022). Virtual reality: A simple substitute or new niche? In J. L. Stienmetz, B. Ferrer-Rosell, & D. Massimo (Eds.), Information and communication technologies in tourism 2022: Proceedings of the ENTER 2022 eTourism Conference, January 11-14, 2022 (pp. 28–44). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94751-4_3

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), followed by the publication year.
List the title of the conference contribution. Capitalize the first word of the title and the subtitle (if present) and any proper nouns.
Provide the initial(s) and last name(s) – in that order – of the book editor(s), followed by “Ed.” (for a single editor) or “Eds.” (for multiple editors) in parentheses. Precede the name of the (first) editor with “In.”
List the book title (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title and the subtitle (if present) and any proper nouns. Notice the comma between the (last) editor’s surname and the book title.
Give the page range on which the conference contribution appears, preceded by a comma. Separate the page numbers with an en dash (–).
Provide the name of the publisher as shown on the work you used without designations of business structure such as Inc., Ltd., or LLC.. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
End the reference with the DOI of the conference contribution, whether you read the book chapter online or in print.
Do not include a period after the DOI.

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Verkerk, 2022)

Narrative citation: Verkerk (2022)

Conference contribution, published in a journal

Note: this format is also used for contributions to congresses, meetings, and symposia.

What is a DOI?

In the reference list

Burnell, D. (2021). Deciding to be different: A protocol analysis of entrepreneurs positioning their ventures. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2021(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.
5465/AMBPP.2021.255

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), followed by the publication year..
List the title of the conference contribution. Capitalize the first word of the title, the subtitle (if present), and any proper nouns.
Provide the journal title – capitalize the first word and all major words – and the volume number (both in italics).
Immediately after the volume number, without a space, provide the issue number (not in italics).
Provide the page range. Separate the page numbers with an en dash (–).
End the reference with the DOI (do not include a period after the DOI).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Burnell, 2021)

Narrative citation: Burnell (2021)

Paper presentation (not published in a book or journal)

Online
Print

Note: this format is also used for contributions to congresses, meetings, and symposia.

In the reference list

Schindler, P. (2019, February 11-15). Doing our part to end the “book famine”: UQ's Ebook Accessibility Project [Paper presentation]. ALIA Information Online, Sydney, NSW, Australia. https://custom.cvent.com/08D029BB7DF94703A11DA6B8473EF8E5/files/
1768d9671d6a4e01b79c4a0762432a76.pdf

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s).
Give the date range of the full conference.
List the title of the conference paper (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title, the subtitle (if present), and any proper nouns.
After the title, include a description of form (in square brackets) that matches how the contribution was described at the conference. This description is important for identification and retrieval of the conference contribution.
Then, give the full name of the conference. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
Place a comma, and give the location of the conference. For cities in the USA, provide the city name, the state abbreviation, and the country – e.g., San Francisco, CA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States. Also provide state abbreviations for places in Australia, Canada or other countries where state codes are used – e.g., Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Calgary, AB, Canada. For places elsewhere in the world, use the city and country – e.g., Auckland, New Zealand; Tokyo, Japan.
End the reference with the URL (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Schindler, 2019)

Narrative citation: Schindler (2019)

Note: this format is also used for contributions to conferences, congresses, and symposia.

What is a DOI?

In the reference list

Whipple, S. (2018, March 6-9). Control beliefs as a moderator of stress on anxiety [Paper presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association 64th Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, Verenigde Staten.

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s).
Give the date range of the full meeting.
List the title of the paper (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title, the subtitle (if present), and any nouns.
After the title, include a description of form (in square brackets) that matches how the contribution was described at the meeting. This description is important for identification and retrieval of the contribution.
Then, give the full name of the meeting (capitalize the first wordt and all major words). Close with a comma.
End the reference with the location of the meeting. For cities in the USA, provide the city name, the state abbreviation, and the country – e.g., San Francisco, CA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States. Also provide state abbreviations for places in Australia, Canada or other countries where state codes are used – e.g., Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Calgary, AB, Canada. For places elsewhere in the world, use the city and country – e.g., Auckland, New Zealand; Tokyo, Japan.

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Whipple, 2018)

Narrative citation: Whipple (2018)

Poster presentation

Note: this format is also used for contributions to conferences, meetings, and symposia.

In the reference list

Faisal, Y., & Tee, E. Y. (2018, June 26-30). The influence of sense of humour on resilience and psychological well-being: The mediating role of cognitive appraisal [Poster presentation]. 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC, Canada. https://emotivity.my/wp-content/uploads/Faisal__Tee_2018.pdf

Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the author(s).
Give the date range of the full congress.
List the title of the poster (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title, the subtitle (if present), and any proper nouns.
After the title, include a description of form (in square brackets). This description is important for identification and retrieval of the contribution.
Then, give the full name of the congress. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
Place a comma, and give the location of the congress. For cities in the USA, provide the city name, the state abbreviation, and the country – e.g., San Francisco, CA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States. Also provide state abbreviations for places in Australia, Canada or other countries where state codes are used – e.g., Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Calgary, AB, Canada. For places elsewhere in the world, use the city and country – e.g., Auckland, New Zealand; Tokyo, Japan.
End the reference with the URL, if available (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Faisal & Tee, 2018)

Narrative citation: Faisal and Tee (2018)