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Chicago Referencing Guide: Reports

General by Individual or Group Author, With or Without a Report Series

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. Year. Title in Italic Title Case. Report series name and number. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL

Group Author. Year. Title in Italic Title Case. Report series name and number. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL

Reference List

Report with a Report Number

Lawton, Rebecca, and Elva Conroy. 2019. Tauranga Moana: State of the Environment Report 2019. Environmental Publication 2019/04. Whakatāne: Bay of Plenty Regional Council. https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3324188/content

Company Report (Without a Report Number)

Fletcher Building. 2023. Annual Report 2023. Auckland: Fletcher Building. https://fletcherbuilding.com/assets/4-investor-centre/annual-reports/2023-annual-report.pdf

In-Text

 ...(Lawton and Conroy 2019).

... (Fletcher Building Limited 2022).

OR

Lawton and Conroy (2019) ...

Fletcher Building Limited (2023) ...

Notes

  • The authors could either be individuals or groups, or even group and individual authors combined.
  • If the names of individuals are presented on the title page or cover, treat the work as having individual authors.
  • If only the name of the group is presented on the title page or cover, treat the work as having a group author only, even if individuals are credited elsewhere in the work (e.g., in an acknowledgments section).
  • An acronym can be used for the name of the group/organisation in-text. The reference entry must then be alphabetised under the acronym. The full name is put in brackets after the acronym in the reference list. See Books - Group Author for an example.
  • Omit abbreviations as part of company names such as Co., Inc., Ltd., Publishing Co., and even if Company is spelled out.
  • If there is a Report series name and/or number, it can be added after the title preceded and ended with a full stop.

Standards

Format

Group Author. Year. Title of Standard in Italic Title Case. Standard number. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL

Reference List

Standards New Zealand. 2023. Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering Construction. NZS 3910:2023. Wellington: Standards New Zealand. https://www.standards.govt.nz/shop/nzs-39102023/

In-Text

... (Standards New Zealand 2023).

OR

Standards New Zealand (2023) ...

Notes

  • Refer to the Standard by its number in-text e.g.:  As specified by NZS 1170.5:2004 (Standards New Zealand 2016, 55)

Codes of Practice

Format

Group Author. Year. Title in Italic Title Case. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL

Reference List

New Zealand Association of Counsellors. 2020. Code of Ethics: A Framework for Ethical Practice 2002. Rev. ed. Wellington: New Zealand Association of Counsellers. https://www.nzac.org.nz/document/6629/NZAC-Code-of-Ethics-2002-Revised-2020.pdf

In-Text

... (New Zealand Association of Counsellors 2020).

OR

New Zealand Association of Counsellors (2020) ...

Notes

  • To cite a specific section of an ethics code, indicate the specific section in the in-text citation. Use the terms in the code to refer to sections, e.g. sections, provisions, or standards.