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APA Style: Basics

This guide is intended to help you cite sources in APA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what APA style is and includes, find examples of APA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in APA, and more.

Government Reports

NOTE: Don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines. 

Author and Publisher Tip: Government Documents often have a group/corporate author listed instead of a specific person's name. The author may be the name of a department, committee, or agency. When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher's name to avoid repetition. The names of parent agencies, if applicable, may be used as the publisher.

General Format

Name of Government Department, Agency, or Committee Responsible for the Report. (date). Title of report (Report Number if Available). Publisher or Government Department that Oversees the Authoring Agency. URL.

For Example

National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(National Cancer Institute, 2019)

OR

National Cancer Institute (2019).

General Format

Name of Government Department, Agency, or Committee Responsible for the Report. (date). Title of report (Report Number if Available). URL.

For Example

U.S. Department of the Treasury. (2007). Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem.(Issue Brief no. 1). https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp572l

Corresponding In-Text Citation

(U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2007)

OR

U.S. Department of the Treasury (2007)

General Format

Author, AA. & Author, B.B. (date). Title of report (Report Number if Available). Agency or Organization Name. https://www.someaddress.com/full/url

NOTE: Check out the author section on the Elements of APA Reference Lists to learn how to format multiple authors.

For Example

Howison, Jeff (2024). A decade's worth of change: Minnesota cities, 2010 to 2020. Minnesota Department of Administration. https://mn.gov/admin/assets/mn-cities-brief-apr2024_tcm36-620819.pdf

Corresponding In-Text Citation:

(Howison, 2024)

OR

According to Howison (2024)

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