Citation Styles
How to cite workshop and conference proceedings in APA, IEEE, ACM, Chicago, MLA, Harvard and BibTeX.
A paper in proceedings is cited differently from a journal article: the reference has to name the proceedings volume, often its editors, and sometimes a publisher or series. Each style handles those elements in its own order.
These guides show the structure of a reference in each major style, with obviously fictional examples, and point to the official style manuals for the final word.
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- How to Cite Workshop Proceedings in APA 7th EditionFormat a workshop or conference proceedings paper in APA 7: reference structure, editors, article numbers, three or more authors and in-text forms.
- How to Cite Conference and Workshop Papers in IEEE StyleCite conference and workshop papers in IEEE style: initials-first authors, in Proc. abbreviations, the et al. rule, DOI forms and numbered in-text citations.
- ACM Reference Format for Proceedings PapersHow the ACM Reference Format cites papers in proceedings, how the acmart template and BibTeX produce it, and what to do for non-ACM workshop series.
- Chicago Style for Conference Papers and ProceedingsCite a paper in conference proceedings in Chicago 17th edition: notes-bibliography and author-date forms, editors, place, publisher, DOI and shortened notes.
- MLA 9 Citations for Conference ProceedingsApply the MLA 9 container model to a paper in conference proceedings: authors, editors, publisher, year, pages, DOI or URL, and author-page in-text citations.
- Harvard Referencing for Conference PapersHow to reference a conference paper in Harvard style: element order, 'in', editors, pages, DOI or URL with access date, and why guides differ.
- BibTeX and BibLaTeX for Proceedings: @inproceedings and @proceedingsRequired and optional fields for @inproceedings and @proceedings in BibTeX and BibLaTeX, crossref, braces for capitals, eventtitle, venue and common errors.
- Reference Managers and Proceedings: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and CSLHow reference managers handle conference papers: importing by DOI, BibTeX or RIS, the Conference Paper item type, CSL styles, and cleaning duplicate records.
- Ten Common Mistakes When Citing ProceedingsTen practical errors in citing workshop and conference papers, from a missing proceedings title to the wrong year or version, with a fictional example.