Conference proceedings and papers
Our conference proceedings model supports registration of conference series, proceedings, and papers.
Conference series
You can register series-level metadata for proceedings that are part of an ongoing series with an ISSN. A DOI is not required for the series information, but is recommended.
When registering a conference series DO:
- include the series name and ISSN in your metadata
- register each proceedings within the series as a separate volume
- include series-level contributors
- register a DOI for the conference series - this makes the series cite-able and easy to identify
- include a series number (if you have one)
Conference proceedings
When registering a single conference proceeding DO:
- include a conference title, publisher, and publication date in the proceedings metadata
- include a conference name in the event metadata
- include proceedings-level contributors like editors
- register a DOI for the conference volume
- include ISBN assigned to the proceedings
- include a conference acronym within the even metadata
- supply relevant event information like date, location, number, acronym, theme, and sponsor
Do not:
- include more than one proceeding within a single conference element
Conference papers
When registering conference papers, DO:
- include a paper title
- include a publication date
- include all relevant funding, license, and relationship metadata
- include a language (using the language attribute on the conference_paper element)
- include all contributors
- include abstracts (recommended for all types of content, but particularly useful for conference papers)
- include references
- identify the publication type (full text or abstract)
- include article / elocation IDs
Do not:
- register separate records for abstract and full text
Review our Conference Proceeding Markup Guide for XML and metadata help.
