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EndNote 20/21 Guide / APA Referencing Guide

This guide provides comprehensive instructions on the installation and use of the reference management software EndNote 20.

Which fields are required to create conference paper, poster and presentation references in EndNote?

Important instructions:

  • Capitalise the first word in the title and for a two-part title also capitalise the first word of the second part.  Proper nouns in the title require the first letter to be capitalised e.g. Culture: Why it's the hottest topic in business today.
  • The Date field is for when the conference occurred.  Enter the month and date range e.g. October 21-25.
  • The Location field is for where the conference was held, provide both the city and the country e.g. Brisbane, Australia.
  • Remember when using the reference type Conference Paper to include the type of contribution in the Type field e.g. Paper presentation or Poster presentation.
Resource Reference Type Fields to fill Reference Example

Conference paper,  conference presentation, conference poster

 Conference Paper
  • Author
  • Year
  • Title
  • Conference Name
  • Conference Location
  • Date
  • Type [enter the type of contribution e.g. Paper presentation or Poster presentation]
Online conference paper, conference presentation, conference poster with URL, freely accessible via the internet Conference Paper
  • Author
  • Year
  • Title
  • Conference Name
  • Conference Location
  • Date
  • Type [enter the type of contribution e.g. Paper presentation or Poster presentation]
  • URL
Conference paper in regularly published proceedings, accessed via MySIT page Journal Article
  • Author
  • Year
  • Title
  • Journal
  • Volume
  • Issue
  • Pages
  • DOI