This category includes reports and gray literature. Examples of reports include government reports, technical reports, annual reports, research reports, and more. Gray literature refers to publications of information or original research that is not necessarily academic in nature or peer-reviewed. Examples of gray literature include press releases and policy briefs.
The reference structure for reports and gray literature is as follows:
| Author | Date | Title | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher Information | DOI or URL | |||
| Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.
Name of Group.
|
(2020).
(2020, May 2). |
Title of report.
Title of report (Report No. 123). Title of gray literature [Description]. |
Publisher Name. | https://doi.org/xxxx
https://xxxxxx |
| SOURCE TYPE | REFERENCE EXAMPLE |
|---|---|
| Report by a government agency or other organization |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2019). Climate change and land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/ |
| Report by individual authors at a government agency or other organization |
Perez, J. (2019). Notes from the field: Tackling gun violence as a community issue. National Institute of Justice. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/notes-field-tackling-gun-violence-community-issue |
| Annual report |
NPR. (2019). 2019 annual report. https://www.npr.org/documents/about/annualreports /2019_Annual_Report.pdf |
| Policy brief |
Scott, A. (2020). Maintain funding for USDA rural development programs [Policy brief]. National Association of Counties. https://www.naco.org/resources/maintain-funding-usda-rural-development-programs-3 |
| Press release |
Scholastic. (2020, March 13). Scholastic creates free, open-access digital hub to help keep students learning while schools are disrupted by coronavirus [Press release]. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scholastic-creates-free-open-access-digital-hub-to-help-keep-students-learning-while-schools-are-disrupted-by-coronavirus-301023010.html |