How to Cite a Report in Chicago

Government, agency and company reports. When the organisation is both author and publisher, APA prints it once. This page follows Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography), 18th edition (2024).

Chicago format for a report

Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

World Health Organization. World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All. World Health Organization, 2022. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049338.

Footnote

World Health Organization, World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All (World Health Organization, 2022), https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049338.

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World Health Organization, World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All.

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    At minimum: author or organisation, date published, report title. The report number and publisher are on the cover or the inside cover.

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    Bibliography entry: World Health Organization. World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All. World Health Organization, 2022. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049338. Footnote: World Health Organization, World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All (World Health Organization, 2022), https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049338.

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