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Business Citation Guide: Analyst Reports (from Business Databases)

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

Analyst 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. (Publication Year, Month Day).Title of report [Report type]. Name of Database.

 

Example:

BuySellSignals. (2021, August 26). Barrick Gold Q1 / 2021 financials [Analyst report]. Mergent Online.

Example if using more than one report, table, or dataset:

BuySellSignals. (2021a, August 26). Barrick Gold Q1 / 2021 financials [Analyst report]. Mergent Online.

BuySellSignals. (2021b, August 26). Kinross Gold Q1 / 2021 financials [Analyst report]. Mergent Online.

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(BuySellSignals, 2021, p. 3)

Example if using more than one report:

(BuySellSignals, 2021a, p. 3)

(BuySellSignals, 2021b, p. 3)

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(BuySellSignals, 2021)

Example if using more than one report:

(BuySellSignals, 2021a)

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

 

Example:

Zacks Investment Research. (2021, August 12). Barrick Gold Corporation [Analyst report]. Nexis Uni.

Example if using more than one report, table, or dataset:

Zacks Investment Research. (2021a, August 12). Barrick Gold Corporation [Analyst report]. Nexis Uni.

Zacks Investment Research. (2021b, September 9). Kinross Gold Corporation [Analyst report]. ​​​​​​​Nexis Uni.

In-Text Citation: Quote

Example:

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021)

Example if using more than one report:

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021a)

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021b)

Note: There may not be any page numbers for these reports. 

In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

Example:

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021)

Example if using more than one report:

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021a)

(Zacks Investment Research, 2021b)