How to Cite in APA Style (7th Edition)

Conference Proceedings

Examples:

• Conference paper published in a proceeding which is also a journal → cite as a journal article

Zhang, J., & Letaief, K. B. (2020). Mobile Edge Intelligence and Computing for the Internet of Vehicles. Proceedings of the IEEE, 108(2), 246–261. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2019.2947490

• Conference paper published in a proceeding as a book chapter → cite as an edited book chapter

Lhuillier, M., & Quan, L. (2002). Quasi-dense reconstruction from image sequence. In A. Heyden, G. Sparr, M. Nielsen, & P. Johansen (Eds.), Computer Vision - ECCV 2002, PT II (Vol. 2351, Issue 7th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2002), pp. 125–139).

• Conference proceeding published as a whole book → cite as a whole edited book

Voros, N., Huebner, M., Keramidas, G., Goehringer, D., Antonopoulos, C., & Diniz, P. C. (2018). Applied Reconfigurable Computing. Architectures, Tools, and Applications. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78890-6

More details: Section 10.5

Conference Presentations & Poster Presentations

Format:

Presenter, A. A. (Year, Month). Title of conference presentation or poster [Type of contribution]. Conference Name, Location. DOI / URL (if available)

Examples:

Zhao, S. (2014, June). Beyond information literacy: Supporting science & scholarly communications [Poster presentation]. SLA 2014 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Hsieh, C. C., & Hui, K. W. (2011, December). Analyst report readability in high-technology firms [Paper presentation]. 15th Finance and Accounting Seminar, Xiamen, Fujian, China. https://hdl.handle.net/1783.1/7936

• If the presented paper is available online, give the URL. 

Dissertation or thesis from a database

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis [Doctorial dissertation or Master's thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database Name.

Example:

Lin, Y. (2005). Three essays on international trade [Doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University Graduate School]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I.

Unpublished dissertation or thesis

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis [Unpublished doctorial dissertation or Unpublished master's thesis]. Name of Institution Awarding the Degree.

More details: Section 10.6

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of data set [Data set]. Publisher Name. URL

Example:

Buildings Department (2014, April). New buildings - Occupation permits issued by the Building Authority [Data file]. http://www.gov.hk/en/theme/psi/datasets/bd/stats/2014/04/Md13.xls

• Provide the URL that directly link to the data set file rather than to a download site. (Section 10.9)
• If the author and publisher name are the same, the name appears in the author element only to avoid repetition (Section 9.24, para 2). 

More details: Data set reference

Format:

Inventor, A. A. (Year the patent was issued). Title of patent (Patent Number). Patent office. URL

• Give the year the patent was issued, not the year the patent was applied for.

Examples:

Bochereau, S., Browder, S., Beek, F. V., & King, R. (2020). Tactile simulation of initial contact with virtual objects (U.S. Patent No. 10,852,827 B1). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/79/64/80/5925843816841f/US10852827.pdf

Fry, A. L. (1993). Repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet material (U.S. Patent No. 5,194,299). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5194299

More details: Section 11.8

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of map [Map]. Publisher Name. URL

Example:

Media Technology & Publishing Center, HKUST (2022, August). Campus Map [Map]. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from http://publish.ust.hk/univ/maps/Campus_Map_Color.pdf

• If the author and publisher name are the same, the name appears in the author element only to avoid repetition (Section 9.24, para 2). 

More examples: Chapter 10 - Example 100

Format:

Interviewee, A. A. (Date of interview). Title of interview [Interview]. Publisher Name. URL

Example:

Russell, B. (2013, May 12). Bill Russell oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Seattle, Washington [Interview]. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669187/

More details: Section 8.7