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IEEE: cite a published conference paper
A source-specific IEEE example, the details to collect and the checks needed for a published conference paper.
Choose the actual source form
This example concerns a paper in published proceedings. A paper delivered at a meeting but never published, a proceedings book and a proceedings article in a journal are different source forms. Identify the version you actually read before selecting a template.
Use the named convention
Keep the numbered reference connected to the work it identifies. The example uses reference number 1 to make the structure easy to read; a real reference list must use the numbering and source-specific form required by the destination publication.
- The scope is a published proceedings paper.
- A live presentation or online variant needs different metadata.
Gather the source details
- Find the published paper and its proceedings record.
- Keep paper author and paper title separate from proceedings editors and title.
- Record publication details and the paper’s pages.
- Retain meeting dates and location when the selected form needs them.
- Author
- Maya Stone
- Title as supplied
- A conference paper
- Publication year
- 2024
- Containing work or site
- Proceedings of the Sample Symposium
- Editor
- Leo Rowan
- Publisher
- Example Press
- Published pages
- 12-18
- Publication place
- London
- Meeting dates
- 1–2 June 2024
- Meeting place
- London
An independently written example
This fictional source lists a city but does not supply a country for the publication or institution location. Treat the reference as incomplete until you have checked the actual source location. A city name alone does not establish the country.
[1] M. Stone, “A conference paper,” in Proc. Sample Symposium, London, 2024, pp. 12–18.
Review the part that is easy to miss
The conference year can differ from the publication year. A meeting location is not automatically a publisher location, and an online slide deck is not evidence that a paper appeared in published proceedings.
Check the source form, supplied abbreviations, edition, location and identifier. A journal article, a published conference paper, a live presentation and a technical report have different requirements even when their titles are similar.
Check the publication location
Check the country in the publisher or institution’s stated location. Do not infer a country from a city name or use this city-only example as a complete reference.
Keep the source record with you
Use Citelle to keep bibliographic details and prepare reference drafts on your phone. Compare the final entry with the actual work and the convention required by your instructor or publisher before submitting it.