How do I cite organization reports and documents in Chicago Style?
Answer
These are usually PDFs that can be downloaded and not webpages. If you wish to cite a page from an organization’s website, see the FAQ “How do I cite a webpage made by an organization or business in Chicago Style?”
Reports/Documents with Individuals as Authors
Footnote
1 Author First Name Last Name, Report/Document Title, Report/Document Number if provided (Publication Place (location of organization): Organization Name, Publication Year), page number if provided, URL.
1 Elizabeth Sharrow, Ellen Staurowsky, and Bridgette Davis, Play to Lead: The Generational Impact of Sports on Women’s Leadership (New York: Women’s Sports Foundation, 2024), 7, https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Play-to-Lead-Report-2024.pdf.
Bibliography
Author Last Name, First Name. Report/Document Title. Report/Document Number if provided. Publication Place (location of organization): Organization, Publication Year. URL.
Sharrow, Elizabeth, Ellen Staurowsky, & Bridgette Davis. Play to Lead: The Generational Impact of Sports on Women’s Leadership. New York: Women’s Sports Foundation, 2024. https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Play-to-Lead-Report-2024.pdf.
Reports/Documents without Individuals as Authors
Footnote
1 Organization Name, Report/Document Title, Report/Document Number if provided (Publication Place (location of organization): Organization/Parent Organization, Publication Year), page number if provided, URL.
1 Pan American Health Organization, Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment, Document No. PAHO/CDE/VT/23-0013 (Washington, DC: World Health Organization, 2023), 4, https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/60868/OPSCDEVT230013_eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
Bibliography
Organization Name. Report/Document Title. Report/Document Number if provided. Publication Place (location of organization): Organization/Parent Organization, Publication Year. URL.
Pan American Health Organization. Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment. Document No. PAHO/CDE/VT/23-0013. Washington, DC: World Health Organization, 2023. https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/60868/OPSCDEVT230013_eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
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