Subject guides: APA 7th: Government documents and business reports

Government and business reports

General tips

Where individual author/s are credited with writing the document, list them as author/s.
Where there are no individual authors, the organisation that is specifically responsible for creating the document is the author (referred to as a group author or corporate author). Examples include government departments, NGOs and commercial firms.
Include the name of the parent organisation of the corporate author as the publisher. Where the corporate author and the publisher are the same, omit the publisher.
When company or industry information is from a proprietary database, such as DatAnalysis Premium, IBISWorld, Marketline and Passport provide the database name, in italics, followed by the URL of the database website.
Provide a description of the report [in square brackets] when not otherwise apparent. e.g. [Press release].
If there is a report number or other identifier, include in parentheses, after the title (but not in italics).

In-text citation

Reports with individual author/s named

Format

(Author’s surname, Year)

Example

In an industry report on Australian crisis accommodation Richardson (2020) states . . .

Australian crisis accommodation options were recently reviewed (Richardson, 2020).

Reports with an organisation as the author

Format

(Group/corporate author name, Year)

Example

An industry report on infrastructure construction in China by IBISWorld (2019) asserts . . .

Infrastructure construction in China was summarised in a recent industry report (IBISWorld, 2019).

Example

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2023) shows a continuing steady decline in tobacco smoking . . .

Australia has experienced a steady decline in tobacco smoking over the last 20 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

Tips

Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view other examples such as multiple authors and corporate or group authors.

Government reports

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication (Report number). Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Emergency department care 2017-18: Australian hospital statistics (Catalogue number HSE 216). https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/emergency-department-care-2017-18/contents/table-of-contents

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework—Summary report 2020. https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/publications/hpf-summary-2020

Research report/Discussion paper

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication (Report number). Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

Cockerill, L., & Pennings, S. (2007). Private business investment in Australia (Research Discussion Paper RDP 2007-09). Reserve Bank of Australia. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2007/pdf/rdp2007-09.pdf

Press release

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of press release [Press release]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Example

NSW Department of Industry. (2018, July 30). Acoustics provide new insights on koalas in hinterland forests [Press release]. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/releases/2018/acoustics-provide-new-insights-on-koalas-in-hinterland-forests

Curriculum documents

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of publication. (Report number). https://xxxxx

Example

Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being and becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. (V2.0). https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf

Department of Education and Training. (2020). High impact teaching strategies: Excellence in teaching and learning. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/support/high-impact-teaching-strategies.pdf

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d.). Mathematics Version 2.0 - Level 5. https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/mathematics/curriculum

Annual report from the web

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (Year). Title of report. https://xxxxxx

Example

Woolworths Group Limited. (2019). Better together: 2019 annual report. https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/content/dam/wwg/investors/reports/2019/full-year/2019 Annual Report.pdf

Company report, e.g. from the DatAnalysis Premium database

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Morningstar. (2020, August 27). Qantas Airways Limited [Company report]. Morningstar DatAnalysis Premium. https://datanalysis.morningstar.com.au

Tips

Morningstar is the producer of DatAnalysis Premium

Country report, e.g. from the Marketline database

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

MarketLine. (2020, April). Country analysis report: Vietnam, in-depth PESTLE insights. Marketline. http://www.marketline.com

Industry report, e.g. from the IBISWorld database

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report (Report number). Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Allday, A. (2020, August). Community associations and other interest groups in Australia (Australian Industry (ANZSIC) Report S9559). IBISWorld. http://ibisworld.com

Tips

IBIS World usually identifies the analyst who created the report; the analyst's name is used in your citing and referencing.

Market report, e.g. from the Passport database

Reference list

Format

Corporate Author. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of report [Description]. Database. https://xxxxxx

Example

Euromonitor International. (2019,September 19). A new view on the market for protein bars [Briefing]. Passport. http://www.portal.euromonitor.com