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. 

(Author's Last Name Page Number)

Example: (Burke et al. 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.

Note: View PDF version of report for page numbers.

(Author's Last Name Page Number)

Example: (Ross 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.

(Author's Last Name Page Number)

Example: (Wong-Li)

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

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

Example:

"Nestle S. A." Nexis Uni, 2016. 

(Name of Company)

Example: (Nestle)

"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.

(Author's Last Name Page Number if avaialable)

Example: (Feldwick)

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

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.

(Author's Last Name Page Number)

Example: (Hudson 6)