How to Cite a Conference Paper in CSE (8th Edition)

This guide explains how to format a conference paper citation in CSE (8th Edition). Follow the format template below, refer to the real example, and use the step-by-step instructions to build your citation correctly.

Format Template

The general pattern for citing a conference paper in CSE (8th Edition):

Template

Author(s). Year. Paper title. In: Editor(s), editor(s). Proceedings title; Year Mon Day--Day; Location. Place: Publisher. p. page range.

In-Text Citation Example

How the citation appears within the body of your paper:

In-text citation

(Nguyen 2023)

Reference List Entry Example

The full citation as it appears in your reference list:

Reference list entry

Nguyen D. 2023. Transformer architectures for low-resource languages. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics; 2023 Jul 9--14; Toronto. Stroudsburg (PA): ACL. p. 1245--1258.

Step-by-Step Guide

1
Format the author
List the paper author(s) as Last Name followed by initials with no periods.
2
Add the year and paper title
Place the year after the author, followed by a period. Write the paper title in sentence case.
3
Add proceedings information
Write "In:" followed by the proceedings title. Use sentence case.
4
Include conference details
Add the conference dates in Year Mon Day format with an en dash for ranges, a semicolon, and the location.
5
Add publisher and pages
Write the publisher's city (with state/country abbreviation), publisher name, and "p." followed by the page range.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Italicizing the proceedings title (CSE does not use italics).
Using a comma instead of a semicolon between date and location in proceedings details.
Forgetting "p." before the page range.
Not using CSE date format (Year Mon Day) for the conference dates.
Omitting the publisher of the proceedings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I format conference date ranges in CSE?

Use the CSE date format: 2023 Jul 9--14. If the conference spans two months: 2023 Aug 30--Sep 2. Use three-letter month abbreviations.

What if the proceedings are published online only?

Include the URL or DOI at the end of the reference. Add an access date in square brackets before the URL.

Do I need to include the editor of the proceedings?

If the proceedings have named editors, include them. If not (as is common for large conferences), begin directly with the proceedings title after 'In:'.

Information You Will Need

Before creating your citation, gather the following information from your conference paper:

Author(s)
Year of presentation
Title of paper
Conference name
Location
Date(s) of conference
Publisher of proceedings (if published)
Page range (if in proceedings)
DOI or URL

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Step-by-Step Guide

Format the author

List the paper author(s) as Last Name followed by initials with no periods.

Add the year and paper title

Place the year after the author, followed by a period. Write the paper title in sentence case.

Add proceedings information

Write "In:" followed by the proceedings title. Use sentence case.

Include conference details

Add the conference dates in Year Mon Day format with an en dash for ranges, a semicolon, and the location.

Add publisher and pages

Write the publisher's city (with state/country abbreviation), publisher name, and "p." followed by the page range.