APA 7th Edition - University of Lincoln

Conference sessions include paper presentations, poster sessions, keynote addresses, etc. Use square brackets after the title to describe the type of conference session - e.g. [Poster presentation].

To help readers retrieve the source, include the date for the whole conference and its location.

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

Conference session

Parenthetical citation

(Fergus et al., 2008)

Narrative citation

Fergus et al. (2008)

Reference List

Fergus, P., Abdulaimma, B., Carter, C., & Round, S. (2014, January 10-13). Interactive mobile technology for children

with autism spectrum condition [Conference session]. Consumer Communications and Networking Conference,

1.Presenter(s)’ surname(s), comma, followed by their initial(s) with a full stop after each initial (and comma if more than one presenter)

2. Date of conference in the format of year, month and dates in round brackets followed by a full stop

3. Title of the conference paper (and subtitle if applicable) in italics, type of contribution in square brackets, followed by a full stop

4. Conference name and location followed by a full stop.

5. DOI or URL (if there is one)

Conference paper presentation

Parenthetical citation

(Coleman & Oliveros, 2019)

Narrative citation

Coleman and Oliveros (2019)

Reference list

Coleman, A., & Oliveros, A. (2019, March 20–23). Using humor to cope predicts higher emotional and

behavioral dysfunction [Paper presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association 65th Annual Meeting,

Jacksonville, FL, United States.

Format:

Presenter(s)’ surname(s), Initial(s). (Year, month dates of conference). Title of conference paper [Paper

presentation]. Conference name, location. DOI or URL (if there is one)

Conference paper published in book form

Note

This follows the format of a chapter in an edited book.

Parenthetical citation

(Taylor & Lindsay, 2006)

Narrative citation

Taylor and Lindsay (2006)

Reference list

Taylor, J. L., & Lindsay, W. R. (2006). Developments in the treatment and management of offenders with intellectual disabilities.

In L. Falshaw & L. Rayment (Eds.), Division of forensic psychology conference 2006: Invited symposiums (pp. 23-31).

British Psychological Society.

Format:

Author Surname(s), Initial(s). (Year). Title of paper. In Editor Initial(s). Surname (Ed.(s.), Conference Title: Subtitle (page range).

Publisher. DOI (if there is one)

Conference poster presentations

Parenthetical citation

(Fothergill & Bromnick, 2016)

Narrative citation

Fothergill and Bromnick (2016)

Reference list

Fothergill, R. & Bromnick, R. (2016, April 26-28). Intentions to work with older adults: a critical exploration of psychology

students’ motivations and ambition [Poster presentation]. British Psychological Society Annual Conference,

Format:

Presenter Surname, Initial(s). (Year, Month, dates of conference). Title of poster [Poster presentation]. Conference

name, location. DOI or URL (if there is one)