Library Guides: Vancouver (AMA) referencing style: Conferences

Conference material published in journal

Elements of the citation	*Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. Journal Abbreviation.* Year;volume(issue):pp-pp. Detail about the conference may be placed here if desired. DOI** No DOI available: Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of article. Journal Abbreviation. Year;volume(issue):pp-pp. Detail about the conference may be placed here if desired. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL
Reference list	Li, L. P122 Relative deprivation and maternal health in China. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2023:77(Suppl 1):A108. doi:10.1136/jech-2023-SSMabstracts.224 Baldwin JR, Sallis HM, Schoeler T, et al. Adverse childhood experiences and mental health: a genetically informed study. Behav Genet. 2021:51(6):691-692. Behavior Genetics Association 51st Annual Meeting abstracts. doi:10.1007/s10519-021-10087-3
EndNote reference type	Journal Article Add detail about the conference in the Label field. If there is no DOI, enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024. Leave DOI and URL fields blank for print items.

Elements of the citation

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. Journal Abbreviation. Year;volume(issue):pp-pp. Detail about the conference may be placed here if desired. DOI

No DOI available:

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of article. Journal Abbreviation. Year;volume(issue):pp-pp. Detail about the conference may be placed here if desired. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL

Reference list

Li, L. P122 Relative deprivation and maternal health in China. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2023:77(Suppl 1):A108. doi:10.1136/jech-2023-SSMabstracts.224
Baldwin JR, Sallis HM, Schoeler T, et al. Adverse childhood experiences and mental health: a genetically informed study. Behav Genet. 2021:51(6):691-692. Behavior Genetics Association 51st Annual Meeting abstracts. doi:10.1007/s10519-021-10087-3

EndNote reference type

Journal Article

Add detail about the conference in the Label field.
If there is no DOI, enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024.
Leave DOI and URL fields blank for print items.

Conference material published in electronic book

Elements of the citation	1-6 editors Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:page numbers. DOI More than 6 editors Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, Editor CC, et al, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:Page Numbers. DOI No DOI available 1-6 editors Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:page numbers. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL More than 6 editors Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, Editor CC, et al, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:Page Numbers. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL List full page numbers, e.g. 127-139 (i.e. don't abbreviate page numbers e.g. 127-39)
Reference list	Sahu B, Rout SK, Ravindra JVR, Mohanty SN. Multi-filter enhanced doctor and patient optimization algorithm for cancer diagnosis. In: Jain S, Groppe S, Mihindukulasooriya N, eds. Proceedings of the International Health Informatics Conference: IHIC 2022. Springer; 2023:69-78. Accessed July 2, 2024. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-9090-8_7
EndNote reference type	Conference Proceedings (or the Book Section or Electronic Book Section reference types may be used) Add the conference title (or book title) to Proceeding Titles and editor information to the Editors field. Publication year needs to be added to the Year of Conference field, add a Month DD date in the Date field to be more specific. If there is no DOI, enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024. Leave DOI and URL fields blank for print items.

Elements of the citation

1-6 editors

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:page numbers. DOI

More than 6 editors

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, Editor CC, et al, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:Page Numbers. DOI

No DOI available

1-6 editors

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, Author DD, Author EE, Author FF. Title of material. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Book Title. Nth ed. (if later than 1st edition) Publisher; Year:page numbers. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL

More than 6 editors

List full page numbers, e.g. 127-139 (i.e. don't abbreviate page numbers e.g. 127-39)

Reference list

Sahu B, Rout SK, Ravindra JVR, Mohanty SN. Multi-filter enhanced doctor and patient optimization algorithm for cancer diagnosis. In: Jain S, Groppe S, Mihindukulasooriya N, eds. Proceedings of the International Health Informatics Conference: IHIC 2022. Springer; 2023:69-78. Accessed July 2, 2024. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-9090-8_7

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Conference Proceedings (or the Book Section or Electronic Book Section reference types may be used)

Add the conference title (or book title) to Proceeding Titles and editor information to the Editors field.
Publication year needs to be added to the Year of Conference field, add a Month DD date in the Date field to be more specific.
If there is no DOI, enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024.
Leave DOI and URL fields blank for print items.

Conference materials - unpublished

Elements of the citation	Author AA, Author BB. Title of material. Type of presentation presented at: Name of the Conference; Month DD, YYYY (date of conference); City, Country or State. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. Material available at: URL This format is for conference materials that are unpublished or only available from the conference website. If the conference materials you are referencing are published in a book or in a journal you should reference them in the book or journal format.
Reference list	Bowden FJ, Fairley CK. Endemic STDs in the Northern Territory: estimations of effective rates of partner exchange. Paper presented at: The Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian College of Physicians; June 24‐25, 1996; Darwin, Australia. Maddox S, Hurling J, Stewart E, Edwards A. If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy: the effect of parental depression on mood dysregulation in children. Paper presented at: Southeastern Psychological Association 62nd Annual Meeting; March 30-April 2, 2016; New Orleans, United States. Pearson J. Fat talk and its effects on state-based body image in women. Poster presented at: Australian Psychological Society Congress; September 21-30, 2018; Sydney, Australia. Baydorova I, Collins H, Ait Saadi, I. Matching student and supervisor expectations in Malaysian doctoral education. Paper presented at: Australian Association for Research in Education Conference; November 26-30, 2017; Canberra, Australia. Accessed October 16, 2024. Material available at: https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/13007/matching-student-and-supervisor-expectations-in-malaysian-doctoral-education Webster B. Impact of digital innovation on new products, processes and competition. Paper presented at: ABS & RBA Joint Conference on the Economic Implications of the Digital Economy; March 9-10, 2022; Sydney, Australia. Accessed July 1, 2024. Material available at: https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/other-confs/abs-and-rba-joint-conferences/2022/
EndNote reference type	Unpublished Work Enter the type of unpublished work (e.g. Oral presentation, Poster, Paper etc.) in the Type of Work field. Add the conference name to the Label field, e.g. The Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian College of Physicians. Add month and day (Month DD) to Date and year to Year. Add the name of the location in the Place Published field, e.g. Darwin, Australia For online materials add the URL to the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024. Conference Paper For conference papers the conference paper reference type can also be used, as some references might import in this format Add the year of the conference in the Year field, and the date in the Date field Other fields should be self-explanatory

Elements of the citation

Author AA, Author BB. Title of material. Type of presentation presented at: Name of the Conference; Month DD, YYYY (date of conference); City, Country or State. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. Material available at: URL

This format is for conference materials that are unpublished or only available from the conference website. If the conference materials you are referencing are published in a book or in a journal you should reference them in the book or journal format.

Reference list

Bowden FJ, Fairley CK. Endemic STDs in the Northern Territory: estimations of effective rates of partner exchange. Paper presented at: The Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian College of Physicians; June 24‐25, 1996; Darwin, Australia.
Maddox S, Hurling J, Stewart E, Edwards A. If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy: the effect of parental depression on mood dysregulation in children. Paper presented at: Southeastern Psychological Association 62nd Annual Meeting; March 30-April 2, 2016; New Orleans, United States.
Pearson J. Fat talk and its effects on state-based body image in women. Poster presented at: Australian Psychological Society Congress; September 21-30, 2018; Sydney, Australia.
Baydorova I, Collins H, Ait Saadi, I. Matching student and supervisor expectations in Malaysian doctoral education. Paper presented at: Australian Association for Research in Education Conference; November 26-30, 2017; Canberra, Australia. Accessed October 16, 2024. Material available at: https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/13007/matching-student-and-supervisor-expectations-in-malaysian-doctoral-education
Webster B. Impact of digital innovation on new products, processes and competition. Paper presented at: ABS & RBA Joint Conference on the Economic Implications of the Digital Economy; March 9-10, 2022; Sydney, Australia. Accessed July 1, 2024. Material available at: https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/other-confs/abs-and-rba-joint-conferences/2022/

EndNote reference type

Unpublished Work

Enter the type of unpublished work (e.g. Oral presentation, Poster, Paper etc.) in the Type of Work field.
Add the conference name to the Label field, e.g. The Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian College of Physicians.
Add month and day (Month DD) to Date and year to Year.
Add the name of the location in the Place Published field, e.g. Darwin, Australia
For online materials add the URL to the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024.

Conference Paper

For conference papers the conference paper reference type can also be used, as some references might import in this format

Add the year of the conference in the Year field, and the date in the Date field
Other fields should be self-explanatory