How to Cite a Report in MLA
Published August 10, 2012. Updated September 16, 2021.
Citing a Report
Report – A document containing the findings of an individual or group. Can include a technical paper, publication, issue brief, or working paper.
Report Citation Structure:
Last, First M. Report Title. Publisher, date published, URL (if applicable).
Note: If the author and publisher of the report are the same, start your citation with the title of the report instead.
First Page of Report
Report Citation Example:
Gorbunova, Yulia and Konstantin Baranov. Laws of Attrition: Crackdown on Russia’s Civil Society After Putin’s Return to the Presidency. Human Rights Watch, 2013.
Report In-text Citation Structure:
(Author Last Name(s) Page #)
Report In-text Citation Example:
(Gorbunova and Konstantin 4)
- How do I cite a report in MLA?
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To cite a report in MLA style, you need to have basic information including the author or the organization name, title of the report, and publication year. The templates for in-text citations and works-cited-list entries of a report, along with examples, are given below:
Report created and published by the same organization
In-text citation template and example:
Use the organization’s name in both prose and parenthetical citation.
Citation in prose: Pew Research Center
Parenthetical: (Pew Research Center)
Works-cited-list entry template and example:
Template:
Title of the Chapter. Organization Name, Publication Date.
Example:
Audio and Podcasting Fact Sheet. Pew Research Center, July 2018.
Different authors and publisher
Use the below template when the author and publisher are different. For citations in prose, use the first name and surname of the first author followed by “and others” or “and colleagues.” In subsequent citations, use only the surname of the first author followed by “and others” or “and colleagues.” In parenthetical citations, always use only the surname of the first author followed by “et al.”
Citation in prose:
First instance: Kim Parker and others . . . Or Kim Parker and colleagues
Subsequent occurrences: Parker and others . . . Or Parker and colleagues
Parenthetical:
. . . (Parker et al.)
Template:
Surname, First Name, et al. Title of the Report. Organization Name, Publication Date, URL.
Example:
Parker, Kim, et al. About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19. Pew Research Center, Apr. 2020, www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/04/21/about-half-of-lower-income-americans-report-household-job-or-wage-loss-due-to-covid-19/.
- How do I cite a government document in MLA?
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To cite a government document in MLA style, you need to have basic information including the author or the organization name, title of the document, and publication year. The templates for in-text citations and works-cited-list entries of a government document, along with examples, are given below:
In-text citation template and example:
For citations in prose, use the first name and surname of the author in the first occurrence. In subsequent citations, use only the surname. In parenthetical citations, always use only the surname of the author.
Citation in prose:
First mention: Ferdinand Hayden . . .
Subsequent occurrences: Hayden . . .
Parenthetical:
. . . (Hayden)
Works-cited-list entry template and example:
Template:
Surname, First Name. Title of the Government Document. Organization Name, Publication Date.
Example:
Hayden, Ferdinand. Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territories. Government Printing Office, 1872.