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Chicago Referencing Guide: Reports

This guide is for students using the Chicago 18th edition Author-Date style of referencing, which is commonly used in the Geography and Environmental Planning subject areas.

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. Publisher. URL

Group Author. Year. Title in Italic Title Case. Report series name and number. 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. 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. 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. Publisher. URL

Reference List

Standards New Zealand. 2023. Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering Construction. NZS 3910:2023. 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. Publisher. URL

Reference List

New Zealand Association of Counsellors. 2020. Code of Ethics: A Framework for Ethical Practice 2002. Rev. ed. 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.