Government report

Citation-sequence and citation-name

17. National Institute on Drug Abuse (US). Inhalant abuse. Research Report Series. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (US); 2005 Mar. NIH Pub. No.: 00–3818. Available from: National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information, Rockville, MD 20852.

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  • Begin with the name of the agency and, in parentheses, the country of origin if it is not part of the agency name.

  • Next include the title of the report, a description of the report (if any), the place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication.

  • Give any relevant identifying information, such as a document number, and then the phrase “Available from:” followed by the name, city, and state of the organization that makes the report available.

Name-year

[NIDA] National Institute on Drug Abuse (US). 2005 Mar. Inhalant abuse. Research Report Series. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (US). NIH Pub. No.: 00–3818. Available from: National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information, Rockville, MD 20852.

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  • Begin with the abbreviation of the organization, if any, in brackets. (You will use the abbreviation in your in-text citations.)

  • Use the complete name of the organization when you alphabetize the reference list.

  • In parentheses, give the country of origin if it is not part of the agency name. Follow with the date of publication.

  • Next include the title of the report, a description of the report (if any), the place of publication, and the publisher.

  • Give any relevant identifying information, such as a document number, and then the phrase “Available from:” followed by the name, city, and state of the organization that makes the report available.

  • CSE does not provide specific guidelines for the name-year reference list. You may use a hanging indent (as shown here) for readability.

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