MLA Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition): Business Reports from Library Databases

Title of Report. Name of Company that Published the Report, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers. Business Source Premier. 

Example

Aerospace and Defense in Canada. MarketLine, 17 Nov. 2018, pp. 1-36. Business Source Premier. 

Note: Reports found in Business Source Premier will say they are published either by Datamonitor or MarketLine. View the full report to confirm.

(Title of Report Page Number)

Note: If the source has a long title, you may shorten it in your in-text citation by using the first word/phrase from the title.

Example

(Aerospace 14)

"Name of Media." CARDOnline Lite, Rogers Digital Media, Date of Publication.  

Example

"Chatelaine.com." CARDOnline Lite, Rogers Digital Media, 2016. 

("Name of Media")

Example

("Chatelaine.com")

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Report." Gartner, Date of Publication, Page Numbers.

Example

Burke, Brian et al. "Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021." Gartner, 19 Oct. 2020, pp. 1-36. 

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

Parenthetical style example

(Burke et al. 32)

Narrative style example

Burke et al. state that "insert quote here" (32).

"Title of Report." GlobalData Explorer, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers.  

Example

"Canada Meat Substitutes: Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2026." GlobalData Explorer, Sept. 2022, pp. 1-74.

("Title of Report" Page Number)

Note: If the source has a long title, you may shorten it in your in-text citation by using the first word/phrase from the title.

Example

("Canada Meat Substitutes" 17)

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Report. IBISWorld, Date of Publication, pp. Page numbers. IBISWorld. PDF download. 

Example

Ross, Olivia. IBISWorld Industry Report 51211CA: Movie, TV & Video Production in Canada. IBISWorld, Apr. 2019, pp. 1-34. IBISWorld. PDF download.

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

Note: See the PDF version of the report for page numbers.

Parenthetical style example

(Ross 14)

Narrative style example

Ross states that "insert quote here" (14).

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Report." Mintel, Date of Publication. 

Example

Wong-Li, Carol. "Marketing to Millennials - Canada - January 2016." Mintel, Jan. 2016.

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

Parenthetical style example

(Wong-Li)

Note: This report has no page numbers so this information is left out of the in-text citation.

Narrative style example

Wong-Li states that "insert quote here".

"Title of Report." Nexis Uni, Date of Publication.  

Example

"Nestle S. A." Nexis Uni, 2016. 

("Title of Report")

Example

("Nestle S. A.")

"Title of Report." Passport GMID, Euromonitor International, Date of Publication. 

Example

"Beer in Canada." Passport GMID, Euromonitor International, 30 June 2015. 

("Title of Report")

Note: If the source has a long title, you may shorten it in your in-text citation by using the first word/phrase from the title.

Example

("Beer")

Description of information. Passport GMID, Euromonitor International, Date of Publication.  

Example

Market sizes of alcoholic drinks in North America. Passport GMID, Euromonitor International, 2016.

(Description of Information)

Note: If the description is long, you may shorten it in your in-text citation by using the first word/phrase of the description.

Example

(Market sizes)

"Name of Company." Scott's Directories - National Business, Date of Publication. 

Example

"Better Bitters." Scott's Directories - National Business, 2022.

("Name of Company")

Example

("Better Bitters") 

Author's Last Name, First Name or Group Name. "Title of Report or Chart." Statista, Date of Publication. 

Example

Gaon Music Chart. "K-pop Group Music Album Sales Share South Korea 2019." Statista, Aug. 20, 2020.

(Author's Last Name or Group Name Page Number)

Example

(Gaon Music Chart)

Note: This source has no page numbers so this information is left out of the in-text citation.

Description of information. Statista, Year.

Example

Attitudes towards online shopping in Canada. Statista, Year.

(Description of Information)

Example

(Attitudes towards online shopping)

Description of information. Vividata, Year. 

Note: Describe the Vividata table you are citing so that your direct your reader to the information. Consider including product type, frequency, and demographics. For Year, use the time period indicated on the Vividata table. Try downloading the Excel version of your data if you're unable to see the time period.

Example

Potato chips - personally ate in the past 6 months for all respondents 14+ in Ontario. Vividata, 2018.

(Description of Information)

Note: If the description is long, you may shorten it in your in-text citation by using the first word/phrase of the description.

Example

(Potato chips)

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Report or Article." WARC, Date of Publication. 

Example

Feldwick, Oliver. "The Era of Fragmentation." WARC, Jan. 2022.

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

Parenthetical style example

(Feldwick)

Note: This report has no page numbers so this information is left out of the in-text citation.

Narrative style example

Feldwick states that "insert quote here".

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Report." WGSN, Date of Publication, pp. Page Numbers.

Example

Hudson, Ella. "Pretty Embellishment." WGSN, 15 June 2016, pp. 1-7.

Required elements: Author last name, page number (if given) 

Parenthetical style example

(Hudson 6)

Narrative style example

Hudson states that "insert quote here" (6).