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Business Citation Guide: Industry Reports (from Business Databases)

This guide provides examples for citing business resources in APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles.

Industry Reports (from Business Databases)

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Author's last name, A. A. or Corporate Author name. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report. [IBISworld report type]. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

Buchko, M. (2021, January). Ice cream production in Canada. [Canada industry report 31152CA]. IBISworld.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Buchko, 2021, p. 23)

Note: If you download an IBISworld report, you'll be able to see the report's page numbers.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase (Buchko, 2021)

 

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Corporate Author name. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report [Report type]. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

MarketLine. (2014, December). Oil and Gas in North America [Industry report]. MarketLine Advantage.

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

MarketLine. (2014a, December). Oil and Gas in North America [Industry report]. MarketLine Advantage.

MarketLine. (2014b, December). Renewable energy in CanadaRetrieved from MarketLine Advantage database. 

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(MarketLine, 2014)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(MarketLine, 2014a, p. 4) 

(MarketLine, 2014b, p. 5)

Note: If you download a MarketLine report, you'll be able to see the report's page numbers.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(MarketLine, 2014)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(MarketLine, 2014a) 

(MarketLine, 2014b)

 

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Author's Last Name, A. A. or Corporate Author name. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report [Report type]. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

Euromonitor. (2020, December). Coffee in Japan [Country report]. Passport.

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

Euromonitor. (2020a, December). Coffee in Japan [Country report]. Passport.

Euromonitor. (2020, December). Tea in Japan [Country report]. Passport.

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(Euromonitor, 2020, p. 5)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(Euromonitor, 2020a, p. 5)

(Euromonitor, 2020b, p. 6)

Note: If you download a Passport report, you'll be able to see the report's page numbers.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(Euromonitor, 2020)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(Euromonitor, 2020a)

(Euromonitor, 2020b)

 

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Corporate Author name. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report [Report type]. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

Fitch Solutions Group Limited. (2021). Canada agribusiness report Q3 2021 [Industry report]. FitchConnect.

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

Fitch Solutions Group Limited. (2021a). Canada agribusiness report Q3 2021 [Industry report]. FitchConnect.

Fitch Solutions Group Limited. (2021b). United States agribusiness report Q3 2021 [Industry report]. FitchConnect.

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021, p. 5)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021a, p. 5)

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021b, p. 5)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021)

Example if using more than one report from the same year:

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021a)

(Fitch Solutions Group Limited, 2021b)

 

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Author's Last Name, A. A., Author's Last Name, B. B., & Author's Last Name, C.C. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report [Report type]. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

Teng, A., Gupta, J., Chauhan, K., & Rajput, R. (2020, July 14). Hype cycle for display and vision, 2020 [Hype cycle report]. Gartner Intraweb.

In-Text Citation: Quote

(Teng et al., 2020, p. 8)

Note 1: If there are more than 2 authors, use et al. Refer to the in-text citation section of this guide for additional examples. 

Note 2: If you download an IBISworld report, you'll be able to see the report's page numbers.

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Teng et al., 2020)

Note: If there are more than 2 authors, use et al. Refer to the in-text citation section of this guide for additional examples.

 

Type Example
Reference List Citation

Note: There is no prescribed style for business database reports in the APA Style Manual. The following suggestion has been developed by York's business librarians.

 

Corporate Author name. (Year of Publication, Month Day).Title of report. Name of Library Database. 

 

Example:

Bloomberg. (2013). Aerospace and defense dashboard: Commercial aircraft revenue and market share, 2013-2004Bloomberg Terminal. 

Example if using more than one report, table, or dataset from the same year:

Bloomberg. (2013a). Aerospace and defense dashboard: Commercial aircraft revenue and market share, 2013-2004Bloomberg Terminal. 

Bloomberg. (2013b). Bombardier Inc.: ESG disclosure score FY 2013-2008. Bloomberg Terminal.

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(Bloomberg, 2013, Commercial Aircraft Market Share table)

Example if using more than one report, table, or dataset from the same year:

(Bloomberg, 2013a, Commercial Aircraft Market Share table)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(Bloomberg, 2013)

Example if using more than one report, table, or dataset from the same year:

(Bloomberg, 2013a)

(Bloomberg, 2013b)