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APA Citations (7th ed.)

This guide will help you learn how to properly format and cite your research in APA style.

Conference Sessions & Presentations

Conference sessions and presentations include:

  • Paper presentations
  • Poster sessions
  • Keynote addresses
  • Symposium contributions

Include a label in square brackets after the title that matches how the presentation was described at the conference: include all authors listed as contributing, even if they were not physically present.

The date should match the date(s) of the full conference to help readers find the source, even though a session or presentation is likely to cocur on only one day.

Include the location of the conference to help with retrieval.

Conference proceedings published in a journal or book follow the same format as for a journal article, edited book, or edited book chapter.

Template for Conference Sessions & Presentations

Template for Symposium Contributions

Conference Session

Iland, E. D., & Iland, T. W. (2017, July 12–15). Transition plans that deliver results: Predictors of success [Conference session]. Autism Society National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, United States. https://asa.confex.com/asa/2017/webprogramarchives/Session9832.html

Peters, I. (2019, September 24-26). What is quality in open science? [Conference session]. Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. https://oaspavideos.org/conference/videos-2019


Parenthetical citations: (Iland & Iland, 2017; Peters, 2019)

Narrative citations: Iland and Iland (2017) and Peters (2019)

Paper Presentation

Arch, X., & Senior, H. (2023, March 15–18). Building a bridge: A library outreach program for students in transition [Paper presentation]. Association of College & Research Libraries 2023 Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA, United States. https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2023/
BuildingaBridge.pdf

Mariano, G. (2021, March 17–20). Small changes in course design instructors can make to help veteran students succeed [Paper presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association 67th Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, United States.


Parenthetical citations: (Arch & Senior, 2023; Mariano, 2021)

Narrative citations: Arch and Senior (2023) and Mariano (2021)

Poster Presentation

Craig, S. (2019, April 10–14). The cultural importance of obsidian in the upper Gila area [Poster presentation]. Society for American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM, United States. https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/free-resources/conference-posters/


Parenthetical citation: (Craig, 2019)

Narrative citation: Craig (2019)

Symposium Contribution

De Boer, D., & LaFavor, T. (2018, April 26–29). The art and significance of successfully identifying resilient individuals: A person-focused approach. In A. M. Schmidt & A. Kryvanos (Chairs), Perspectives on resilience: Conceptualization, measurement, and enhancement [Symposium]. Western Psychological Association 98th Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.


Parenthetical citation: (De Boer & LaFavor, 2018)

Narrative citation: De Boer and LaFavor (2018)