Notes on Reports references: New for 7th edition
All reports (even those retrieved online) must include publisher.
However, place of publication is no longer included in references.
When a report is retrieved from an academic research database and was not assigned a DOI, you no longer include name of database.
However, if that report is ONLY available from that database, then such additional information is provided in the reference. This is the case for reports/documents provided in the ERIC database. Please see separate section in this style guide for examples of how to format ERIC document references.
Organization-Authored report without a DOI, from academic research database or print version. Has report number. When author and publisher are the same, omit publisher name
National League for Nursing. (1990). Self-study report for community health organizations (NLN Publication No. 21-2329).
How to cite this work in-text:
Parenthetical: (National League for Nursing, 1990)
Narrative: National League for Nursing (1990)
Direct quote: (National League for Nursing, 1990, p. 17)
Organization-Authored report without a DOI, with a nondatabase URL.
Higher Learning Commission. (2019). Policy book. http://download.hlcommission.org/policy/HLCPolicyBook_POL.pdf
How to cite this work in-text:
Parenthetical: (Higher Learning Commission, 2019)
Narrative: Higher Learning Commission (2019)
Direct quote: (Higher Learning Commission, 2019, p. 33)
Individual-authored report, with publication date & report number, and with a nondatabase URL. Agency name is placed in publisher position.
Russo, C. A., & Jiang, H. J. (2006). Hospital stays among patients with diabetes,
How to cite this work in-text:
Parenthetical: (Russo & Jiang, 2006)
Narrative: Russo and Jiang (2006)
Direct quote: (Russo & Jiang, 2006, Findings section, para. 1)
Organization-Authored report assigned a DOI, no report number
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2013). Human genome editing: Science, ethics, and governance. The National Academies Press.
How to cite this work in-text:
Parenthetical: (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2013)
Narrative: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2013)
Direct quote: (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2013, p. 29)
Report/Document and no author identified. When no publication date indicated, provide title first
[example forthcoming]
How to cite this work in-text:
Parenthetical:
Narrative:
Direct quote: