Reports fall into the category of gray literature. They often include research and primary source information/data, but they are not peer-reviewed. Often, no person author is listed. The agency, business, or organization is often both the author and publisher. You may describe the nature of the document in brackets
| Author | Date | Title | Publisher/agency | DOI/URL |
|
Author, A. A., & Author, B., B. Group Name. |
(2020). (2021, January 3). |
Title of report. Title of report (Report No. 123). Title of gray literature [Description]. |
Publisher Name. Organization Name. |
https://doi.org/xxx http://www.zyz.org |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | (2021, February 12). | COVID data tracker weekly review. | https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html | |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. | (2020). | Taking care of your behavioral health - Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation during an infectious disease outbreak. | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. | https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Taking-Care-of-Your-Behavioral-Health-Tips-for-Social-Distancing-Quarantine-and-Isolation-During-an-Infectious-Disease-Outbreak/PEP20-01-01-007 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/threats-report/2019-ar-threats-report-508.pdf
In-text reference:
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019, p. 6)
or
A report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that "while the burden of antibiotic-resistance threats in the United States was greater than initially understood, deaths are decreasing since the 2013 report" (2019, p. vii).
Below we have to two examples: a standard press release from the CDC and a transcript of a press briefing. They are treated similar, however, the bracketed description changes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC food safety alert: CDC investigating fast-moving outbreak of Listeria infections [Press release]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0212-listeria-linked-to-cheese.html
vs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Transcript]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-cdc-update-covid-19.html
If you are using the audio of a press briefing, your descriptor will reflect the change, and your URL should be to the audio file (if possible).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Audio recording]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-COVID-19-telebrief.mp3
Transcript from a committee session:
Judiciary committee hearing transcript, LR295. (2015, October 9). Retrieved from https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/104/PDF/Transcripts/Judiciary/2015-10-09.pdf
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