Industry Information

You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)

In-text citation examples

It was predicted that Australia would remain a leading player in the global mining industry (Australian Mining Report Q3, 2013).

OR

Stickings pertinently points this out (2010) ...

Reference list

Reference list template  (Industry report from library database - no author listed)

Title of report. (Report number where given). (Year, Month). Database name. URL

Reference list template  (Industry report from library database - author listed)

Author, A.A. (Year, Month). Title of report. Database name. URL

Reference list template (Industry report print source - no author listed)

Title of report. (Year). Source Name.

Reference list template (Industry report print source - author listed)

Author, A.A. (Year). Title of report. Source Name.

Make sure to look at the style notes

Reference list examples

Australia mining report Q3 2013. (2013, May). Business Monitor International database.

OR

Stickings, M. (2010, September). Latin America Monitor: Brazil Monitor. Mining report. Business Source Complete database.

OR

Oil & gas in the United States: Industry profile. (2005). New York, NY: Datamonitor.

OR

Collins, R. (2005). The Australian bamboo shoot industry: a supply chain approach: a report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. RIRDC.

Tips for this reference type

In-text

  • For a work with an unknown author, include the title and year of publication in the in-text citation. If the title of the work is italicized in the reference, also italicize the title in the in-text citation.
  • Capitalise these titles in the text using title case, even though sentence case is used in the reference list entry.
  • If the title is long, shorten it for the in-text citation.

Reference list

  • APA 7 Publication Manual, pp.264,284,292,297,329–331.
  • If the issuing organisation assigned a number (e.g., report number, contract number, monograph number) to the report, give that number in parentheses immediately after the title.
  • (Bracketed descriptions) help identify works outside peer-reviewed academic literature. It is often used to describe grey literature (e.g., reports of various nature) more clearly. Provide a square bracketed description after the report title when it would assist the reader in identifying less typical types of sources (e.g., industry overviews, etc.). Consistency of wording is helpful. You may alter the wording to best convey the information readers need.
  • The source: provide database or other online archive information in a reference only when it is necessary for readers to retrieve the cited work from that exact database or archive. Finish the database component of the source element with a period, followed by a DOI or URL as applicable.
  • If the URL requires a login, provide the URL of the database home page.

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