Citing a report in APA 7th edition style requires the following elements:
Author, A. A., or Organization Name. (Year). Title of the report (Report No. xxx). Publisher. DOI or URL
Example 1 (Individual authors): Doe, J., & Smith, A. (2023). Annual Report on AI Research (Report No. 123). Tech Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.1234/5678
Example 2 (Organization as author): World Health Organization. (2021). Global Health Report (Report No. WHO/2021/GHR). https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240027053
Example 3 (Government report): U.S. Department of Education. (2022). Condition of Education 2022 (NCES 2022-144). National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022144
Example 4 (Report without a number): Johnson, M., & Lee, S. (2023). The Future of Renewable Energy. Green Energy Institute. https://www.greenenergyinstitute.org/reports/future-renewable-energy
Example 5 (Non-English report with translation): Müller, H., & Schmidt, W. (2023). Die Zukunft der Mobilität [The future of mobility] (Report No. 789). Deutsches Verkehrsinstitut. https://www.dvi.de/reports/zukunft-mobilitaet
Example 6 (Report from a university): Brown University Center for Environmental Studies. (2022). Climate Change Impact on Coastal Ecosystems. https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/sites/environmental-studies/files/climate-change-impact-report.pdf
Italicize the title of the report.
Include the report number in parentheses after the title if available.
If the author and publisher are the same, omit the publisher from the reference.
Use the full name of government agencies and organizations.
For reports with DOIs, include the DOI at the end of the reference.
For online reports without DOIs, include the URL at the end of the reference.
For non-English reports, provide an English translation of the title in square brackets after the original title.
Q: How do I cite a report with multiple authors?
A: List up to 20 authors in the order they appear. For more than 20 authors, include the first 19 names, an ellipsis (...), and the final author's name.
Q: What if the report doesn't have a specific author?
A: Use the name of the organization that produced the report as the author.
Q: How do I format in-text citations for reports?
A: Use the author's last name and year: (Doe & Smith, 2023). For organizational authors, use the organization name: (World Health Organization, 2021).
Q: Should I include retrieval dates for online reports?
A: Generally, no. Only include a retrieval date if the report's content is likely to change over time and is not archived.
Q: How do I cite a report that's part of a series?
A: Include the series title and number (if available) in parentheses after the report title: Title of Report (Series Title No. xxx).
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