Harvard Style - Reports

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Government reports, corporate reports, and technical documents each follow specific Harvard formatting rules. Paste a URL or search by title to generate correctly formatted Harvard citations with the correct organisation-as-author format and publication details.

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Harvard Report Citation Formats

Government / Organisation Report (Print):

Author/Organisation (Year) Title of report. Place: Publisher.

Report (Online):

Author/Organisation (Year) Title of report. Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year).

Technical Report with Number:

Author/Organisation (Year) Title of report. Report No. XXXX. Place: Publisher.

Harvard Report Citation Examples

Government Report

Department for Education (2024) National curriculum assessment results. London: DfE.

In-text: (Department for Education, 2024)

Corporate Report (Online)

Deloitte (2024) 2024 Global Human Capital Trends. London: Deloitte University Press. Available at: https://deloitte.com/hc-trends (Accessed: 5 February 2024).

In-text: (Deloitte, 2024)

Research Report

Williams, R. and Taylor, S. (2024) Climate adaptation strategies for coastal regions. Research Report No. 45. London: Environmental Agency.

In-text: (Williams and Taylor, 2024)

Technical Report

NASA (2024) Mars exploration progress report. Technical Report TR-2024-001. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

In-text: (NASA, 2024)

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Special Cases for Reports

No named author Use the organisation or department name as author. If the publisher and author are the same, you may omit the publisher.
Command papers and parliamentary reports Include the command paper number (Cm, Cmnd, or Cd) after the title. Publisher is usually "The Stationery Office" or "HMSO".
Reports with personal authors If a named individual authored the report (e.g., a commissioned review), use their name as author: Lammy, D. (2017) <em>The Lammy Review</em>. London: Ministry of Justice.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I cite a government report in Harvard style?

Use the format: Organisation (Year) Title of report in italics. Place: Publisher. Example: Department for Education (2024) National curriculum assessment results. London: DfE. If accessed online, add: Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year).

How do I cite a corporate report in Harvard?

Treat the company as the author. Example: PwC (2024) Global CEO Survey 2024. London: PricewaterhouseCoopers. Available at: https://pwc.com/survey (Accessed: 20 January 2024). Use the full company name in the reference list and an abbreviation in-text if widely known.

How do I cite a research report in Harvard style?

If the report has named authors, list them first. Include the report series or number if available. Example: Williams, R. and Taylor, S. (2024) Climate adaptation strategies. Research Report No. 45. London: Environmental Agency.

Do I need a URL for reports in Harvard style?

Only include a URL if you accessed the report online. For online reports, add "Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year)" at the end. For print copies, include the place of publication and publisher instead.

How do I cite a technical report in Harvard?

Include the author or organisation, year, title in italics, report number, place of publication, and publisher. Example: NASA (2024) Mars exploration progress report. Technical Report TR-2024-001. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.