LibGuides: APA 7th Style: Reports & Gov docs

Research and technical reports

General rules:

Author Names	Many reports are authored by organisational departments, units or agencies - if so, include them as 'corporate authors' as the first element in the reference. The author/s should be recorded as they appeared when the document was published, whether in print or online – not amended to their current organisational title.
Report Titles and Numbers	Report titles appear in full (including any sub-title), and in italics. Capitalise the first words of title and sub-title, along with any proper nouns. Include report numbers (if available) in brackets after the title. Do not italicise this section.
Place of Publication	No longer required. This is a major revision for APA 7.
Publisher	Publisher information is now required for reports, regardless of format. This is a major revision for APA 7. Where multiple publishers are noted, add them in order, separated by a semicolon (e.g. American Heart Association; The Heart Foundation.) Where the author and the publisher are the same, leave out the publisher information to avoid repetition.
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)	If a resource is assigned a DOI, this alphanumeric sequence is required to be added to the reference. Check the What are DOIs? page for more information. For formatting purposes, DOIs must be formatted in APA 7 references as the link version, e.g. "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.029". Do not include a full-stop after the DOI at the end of the reference.
Access URLs	APA 7 does not require the statement "Retrieved from ..." for reports. Include the full access link for the report. Do not include a full-stop after the URL at the end of the reference.

Reports

Online report authored by a person
Online report with a corporate author	Where the author is the same as the publisher, do not repeat the publisher name
Print report authored by a person
Print report with a corporate author	Where the author is the same as the publisher, do not repeat the publisher name
Print or online report with a DOI	Follow the patterns above but end the reference with the link form of the DOI. See the Active Healthy Kids Australia entry below for an example.

Reference list examples:

In-text

Every time you paraphrase, or use an idea from another source you must include an in-text citation to that source.
Follow the general patterns: (Author Surname, Year) or (Corporate Author, Year)

Example:

Australian education providers will need to address a number of challenges to ensure standards of special education are fully supporting students with special needs and their families (University of Melbourne, 2012).

Direct Quotations

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

“These films absorb, through a collage of images, traces of the Italian inheritance of neo-realist cinema” (Acciari, 2014, p. 14).

NOTE: Use "p" when quoting from one page - for example (Acciari, 2014, p. 14), and "pp" when quoting from more than one page - for example (Wessel, 2015, pp. 53-54).

White papers

General Notes:

A white paper is a short document that presents an organisation’s philosophy, position, or policy on a particular issue. These documents are usually found via the organisation's website (or Google search).
White papers follow a similar format to a report but require the description [White paper] to be added after the title (unless already part of the title).
Titles of white papers should always be italicised.
If you cannot locate a date on the document use the abbreviation (n.d.) in place of the year.
Online documents are considered 'static' by APA standards and therefore do not require the words 'Retrieved from' before an access link. This is a major revision for APA 7.
Do not include a full-stop after the URL at the end of the reference.
APA allows for links to be either plain text or 'active'. See the official APA Style Blog for more information.

Paper authored by a person

Paper with a corporate author

Where the author is the same as the publisher, do not repeat the publisher name

Reference list examples:

In-text

Every time you paraphrase, or use an idea from another source you must include an in-text citation to that source.
Follow the general patterns: (Author Surname, Year) or (Corporate Author, Year)

Example:

Direct Quotations

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

“These films absorb, through a collage of images, traces of the Italian inheritance of neo-realist cinema” (Acciari, 2014, p. 14).

NOTE: Use "p" when quoting from one page - for example (Acciari, 2014, p. 14), and "pp" when quoting from more than one page - for example (Wessel, 2015, pp. 53-54).

Government documents and reports

For press releases, policy briefs and directives, fact sheets, pamphlets, etc., refer to the Web resources page.

General rules:

Author Names	Many government documents are authored by departments, units or agencies - APA refers to these as 'corporate authors'. If this is the case for your document, include the department / unit / agency as the first element in the reference. Do not include the government jurisdiction / level in the reference – such as the federal or state government. Use only the department, unit or agency name. For example, 'Australian Government Department of Education and Training' would be 'Department of Education and Training'. Note that if the name of the state is part of the department name – e.g. Queensland Health – then it should be included. Record the author/s as they appear on the document, whether in print or online – do not amend to their current department, unit, or agency title.
Report Titles and Numbers	Government document titles appear in full (including any sub-title), and in italics. Capitalise the first words of title and sub-title, along with any proper nouns. Include report numbers (if available) in brackets after the title. Do not italicise this section.
Place of Publication	No longer required. This is a major revision for APA 7.
Publisher	Publisher information is now required for reports, regardless of format. This is a major revision for APA 7. Where multiple publishers are noted, add them in order, separated by a semicolon (e.g. NSW Health; Queensland Health.) Where the author and the publisher are the same, leave out the publisher information to avoid repetition.
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)	If a resource is assigned a DOI, this alphanumeric sequence is required to be added to the reference. Check the What are DOIs? page for more information. For formatting purposes, DOIs must be formatted in APA 7 references as the link version, e.g. "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.029". Do not include a full-stop after the DOI at the end of the reference.
Access URLs	APA 7 does not require the statement "Retrieved from ..." for government documents. Include the full access link for the document. Do not include a full-stop after the URL at the end of the reference.

Government documents and reports

Online document authored by a person
Online document with a government author	Where the author is the same as the publisher, do not repeat the publisher name
Print document authored by a person
Print document with a government author	Where the author is the same as the publisher, do not repeat the publisher name
Print or online document with a DOI	Follow the patterns above but end the reference with the link form of the DOI. See the Reports tab for an example.

Reference list examples:

The second example above shows how to format multiple department authors.

In-text

Every time you paraphrase, or use an idea from another source you must include an in-text citation to that source.
Follow the general patterns: (Author Surname, Year) or (Government Department, Year)

Example:

Direct Quotations

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

“These films absorb, through a collage of images, traces of the Italian inheritance of neo-realist cinema” (Acciari, 2014, p. 14).

NOTE: Use "p" when quoting from one page - for example (Acciari, 2014, p. 14), and "pp" when quoting from more than one page - for example (Wessel, 2015, pp. 53-54).

Pamphlets and brochures (print)

A number of organisations still publish print pamphlets and brochures.

For referencing information and examples, refer to the Health Resources page.

Pamphlets and brochures (online)

For pamphlets and brochures found online, refer to the Web resources page.

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APA 7th Style: Reports & Gov docs

Research and technical reports

General rules:

Reports

Reference list examples:

In-text

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

White papers

Reference list examples:

In-text

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

Government documents and reports

General rules:

Government documents and reports

Reference list examples:

In-text

If you include a direct quote, that is word-for-word from a source, add a page reference to your in-text citation, e.g.:

Pamphlets and brochures (print)

Pamphlets and brochures (online)

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