IEEE format for a conference paper
J. K. Author, “Title of paper,” in Proc. Abbrev. Conf. Title, City, State, Country, year, pp. xxx–xxx.
Example
A. Vaswani et al., “Attention is all you need,” in Proc. Adv. Neural Inf. Process. Syst., Long Beach, CA, USA, 2017, pp. 5998–6008.
In-text citation
IEEE uses a numbered in-text citation in square brackets, e.g. [1], placed where you refer to the source. Reuse the same number every time you cite that conference paper, and cite ranges as [1]–[3].
Handling missing information
Use “in” before the proceedings title. Include the conference location when available.
Before you copy the citation
- Identify the paper title and the full proceedings or conference name separately.
- Add the conference location, year and page range when they are available.
- Use the published proceedings version rather than slides or an abstract page.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Formatting the proceedings title as if it were a journal title.
- Omitting the word “in” before the proceedings title.
- Citing the conference date as the publication date without checking the proceedings.
FAQ
What is the IEEE format for a conference paper?
IEEE numbers references in the order they appear and lists them in square brackets, e.g. [1]. See the format pattern and example above for the conference paper fields and their order.
Do I need a DOI to cite a conference paper in IEEE?
A DOI helps but is optional for conference papers. The essential fields are the authors, paper title, proceedings title, location and year.
Is this conference paper citation generator free?
Yes. You can generate, copy and export IEEE, APA and Harvard citations for free, with no account required.