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APA 7th edition - Citations: Reports, Conferences, Fact Sheets and more

APA 7th edition

Reports, Conferences, Fact Sheets and more

General format

Reference List 

AuthorLastName, A. A. (Year, Month, Day). Title of report: Capital letter also for subtitle and proper nouns. Publisher. www.website.com/webpage

In-Text

(AuthorLastName, Year)

Note: If the author and the publisher are the same, for example an organization, list them only once as the author, then remove the publisher from the reference list entry and do not list them a second time.

More Information

Often referred to as gray literature. May include:

  • press releases,
  • grants,
  • policy briefs,
  • brochures,
  • codes of ethics, etc.

It is optional, but helpful, to describe the less common types of gray literature in square brackets after the title. For example:

  • Title [Press release].

Most reports require only the year of publication. Only use a more specific date if the work is published frequently. 

1. Report by Organization or Government Agency

Example 1

Reference List

Health Canada. (2019, April 11). Health Canada: 2019-20 departmental sustainable development strategy. http://www.cancer.ca/~/media/cancer.ca/CW/publications/Canadian%20Cancer%20Statistics/Canadian-Cancer-Statistics-2019-EN.pdf

In-Text

(Health Canada, 2019)

Note: In the example, the author and the publisher are the same group. Therefore, you list them once as the author and remove the publisher from the reference list entry.

 

Example 2

Reference List

BC Cancer. (n.d.). Life after cancer. Provincial Health Services Authority. http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-info/coping-with-cancer/life-after-cancer

In-Text

(BC Cancer, n.d.)

Note: There is no date listed for the above example - date is replaced with n.d. (no date).

2. Report by Organization or Government Agency - Individual Author

Reference List

Karpinski, E. A. (2015, November 5). Control measures for diesel engine exhaust emissions in the workplace. Employment and Social Development Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social- development/services/health-safety/reports/control-diesel-emissions.html

In-Text

(Karpinski, 2015)

3. Annual Report

Reference List

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. (2019). Annual report 2018-2019. https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/fcac- acfc/documents/corporate/planning/annual-reports/fcac-annual-report- 2018-2019.pdf

In-Text

(Financial Consumer Agency of Canada [FCAC], 2019)
(FCAC, 2019)

Note: In the example, the author and the publisher are the same group. Therefore, you list them once as the author and remove the publisher from the reference list entry.
Note: Include the full organization name in the first in-text citation along with the abbreviation. Use only the abbreviation in all subsequent in-text citations.  

4. Press Release

Reference List

Pearson Canada. (2020, March 19). Pearson Canada and Kivuto partner to offer open access to digital learning resources amid school closures [Press release]. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pearson-canada-and-kivuto-partner-to-offer-open-access-to-digital-learning-resources-amid-school-closures-886657253.html

In-Text

(Pearson Canada, 2020)

5. Fact Sheet

Reference List

Public Health Agency of Canada. (n.d.). Salmonella [Fact sheet]. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/

In-Text

First in-text: (Public Health Agency of Canada [PHAC], n.d.)
Subsequent in-text: (PHAC, n.d.)

6. Conference or Poster Presentation

Reference List

Evans, A. C., Jr., Garbarino, J., Bocanegra, E., Kinscherff, R. T., & Márquez-Greene, N. (2019, August 8–11). Gun violence: An event on the power of community [Conference presentation]. APA 2019 Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. https://convention.apa.org/2019-video

In-Text

(Evans et al., 2019)

Note: The description is flexible (e.g., “[Conference session],” “[Paper presentation],” “[Poster session],” “[Keynote address]”).
Note: If no link to conference, leave it out.