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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

Report with Author(s)

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year, Month followed by date of publication). Title of report in sentence case and italics: Capitalize the first word of the subtitle. Name of Government Agency or Organization in Title Case. https://www.website.com/directlinktodocument/

EXAMPLE:

Thompson, J., Van Til, L., Poirier, A., Sweet, J., McKinnon, K., & Pedlar, D. (2014, July 4). Health and well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Findings from the 2013 life after service survey. Veterans Affairs Canada. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/about-us/search-directorate/2013-survey-caf-health.pdf

Notes:

  • Author, A. A. = Author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
  • Include the month and date of publication for reports, when available.

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information

Thompson, J., Van Til, L., Poirier, A., Sweet, J., McKinnon, K., & Pedlar, D. (2014, July 4). Health and well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Findings from the 2013 life after service survey. Veterans Affairs Canada. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/about-us/research-directorate/2013-survey-caf-health.pdf

In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info. 

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Thompson et al., 2014).   

2.

 

 

According to Thompson et al. (2015), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 10).

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.