Citing a press release
Published February 3, 2021. Updated November 18, 2021.
To create a press release reference or citation, you will need to know the organization/author name, date, title, and URL.
The templates and examples below will show you how to cite a press release in MLA style, APA style, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing style.
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Citing a press release in MLA style
In-text citation template and example:
(Author Surname)
(Guterres)
Works cited entry template and example:
Surname, First M. “Press Release Title.” Organization, Publication Day Month Year, URL.
Guterres, António. “Public Statement by Chair of Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.” United Nations, 11 Dec. 2020, www.un.org/press/en/2020/sc14383.doc.htm. Press release.
For more examples and information, view our citing a press release in MLA guide.
Citing a press release in APA style
Set the title of the press release in sentence case and italicize it. Do not use a period after the URL.
In-text citation template and example:
(Organization, Publication Year)
(United Nations, 2020)
Reference list entry template and example:
Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title of the press release [Press release]. URL
United Nations. (2020, September 21). The secretary general – Message on world tourism day [Press release]. https://untj.org/?p=1504
For more examples and information, view our citing a press release in APA guide.
Citing a press release in Chicago style, notes-bibliography
Set the title of the press release in title case and enclose it within quotation marks.
Footnote template and example:
Note
Organization, “Press Release Title,” news release, Publication Month Day, Year, URL.
National Health Authority, “NHA Google SoI,” news release, October 4, 2019, https://pmjay.gov.in/media/press-release.
Shortened note
Organization, “Press Release Title.”
National Health Authority, “NHA Google SoI.”
Bibliography entry template and example:
Organization. “Press Release Title.” News release. Publication Month Day, Year. URL.
National Health Authority. “NHA Google SoI.” News release. October 4, 2019. https://jay.edu.in/media/press-release?page=1.
For more examples and information, view our citing a press release in Chicago Style guide.
Citing a press release in Chicago style, author-date
Set the title of the press release in title case and italicize it.
In-text citation template and example:
(Organization Publication year)
(GE News 2020)
Reference list entry template and example:
Organization. Publication Year. “Press Release Title.” Press release. URL.
GE News. 2020. “GE Announces Expiration and Results of its Debt Tender Offers.” Press release. https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-announces-expiration-and-results-of-its-debt-tender-offers.
For more examples and information, view our citing a press release in Chicago Style guide.
How to cite a press release in Harvard referencing style
The title of the press release is set in sentence case and italicized. Use “Available at:” before the URL. Include the accessed date inside parentheses at the end of the citation.
In-text citation template and example:
(Organization Name/Author Surname, Publication Year)
(European Union, 2016)
Reference list entry template and example:
Organization Name/Author Surname, F. M. (Publication Year) Title of the Press release in sentence case [Press release]. Publication Day Month. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).
European Union (2016) European Union global strategy [Press release]. 2 June. Available at: http://eeas.europa.eu/archives/docs/top_stories/Press release/eugs_review_web (Accessed: 1 January 2021).
For more examples and information, view our citing a press release in Harvard Referencing Style guide.
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To cite a translated source in the text, APA style recommends you use the author’s name, the original publication year, and the translated publication year. MLA style suggests using only the author’s name. Below are the templates and examples for citing a translated source in the text.
MLA
In citations in prose, use the author’s full name when first mentioning the source in the text. Afterward, use only the author’s surname. For parenthetical citations, always write only the author’s surname.
Citation
Citation in prose
Template and example
First occurrence:
Firstname Surname suggests …
Subsequent occurrences:
Surname argues …
First occurrence:
Lacy Lowry suggests …
Subsequent occurrences:
Lowry argues …
Citation
Parenthetical citation
Template and example
…. as stated in the work (Surname).
…. as stated in the work (Lowry).
APA
Write the author’s name, the year of the original publication, and the year of the translated publication in both narrative and parenthetical citations. Separate the two years using a forward slash. Write the earlier publication date first.
Citation
Narrative citation
Template and example
Lowry (Year of the original work/Year of the translated work) argues …
Lowry (1985/2001) argues …
Citation
Parenthetical citation
Template and example
…. as stated in the work (Lowry, Year of the original work/Year of the translated work).
…. as stated in the work (Lowry, 1985/2001).
To cite a translated source in the bibliography, APA style recommends using the author’s name, the translated work’s publication year, the title of the work, the translator’s name and role, the publisher, and in parentheses, the original work’s publication year. MLA style suggests using the author’s name, the translator’s name and role, the title of the work, the publisher, and the translated work’s publication year. Below are templates and examples for citing a translated source on a works-cited page, reference list, or bibliography.
MLA
Citation
Works-cited list entry
Template and example
Surname, F. M. Title of the Translated Work. Translated by Translator’s FirstName Surname, Publisher, Year.
Montessori, M. The Montessori Method. Translated by A. E. George, Schocken Books, 2001.
APA
Citation
Reference-list entry
Template and example
Author Surname, F. M. (Year of Translated Work). Title of the translated work (F. M. Translator Surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Montessori, M. (2001). The Montessori method (A. E. George, Trans.). Schocken Books. (Original work published 1964)
Note
Include the publication year of the original work in parentheses at the end of the entry.
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