Citation Example: Company Profiles

Name of Author Organization. (Date). Title of company profile [Company profile]. Retrieved date, from URL

D&B Hoovers. (n.d.). Amazon.com Inc. [Company profile]. Retrieved October 11, 2020, from http://www.mergentonline.com/Hoovers

Citation Example: Other Company Details

Name of Author Organization. (Date). Title of page. Retrieved date, from URL

D&B Hoovers. (n.d.). Amazon.com, Inc. company history. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from http://www.mergentonline.com/Hoovers

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Date Element: You include retrieval dates if the source material may change over time. This citation uses n.d. in the date field because the company profile does not indicate a date of publication or update. The retrieval date will help indicate to your instructor how recent the information was accessed.

DOIs and URLs: The URL is given to provide direct access back to a source when someone is reviewing the references list. Since copying the URL from D&B Hoover's will not link someone back directly to the same company profile, APA recommends providing the general link to the login page of a database. You would include database information in the citation because the information cited in D&B Hoovers is not widely available in other databases, otherwise you would not include database information.

Citation Example: SEC Report

Name of Author Organization. (Date). Title of report. URL

United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (2016, January 29). Form 10-K Amazon.com, Inc. http://www.mergentonline.com/Hoovers

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You can also find company filings on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website.

Citation Example: SWOT Analysis

Name of Author Organization. (Date). Title of page. Retrieved date, from URL

D&B Hoovers. (2020, June 5). Amazon.com, Inc. SWOT analysis. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from http://www.mergentonline.com/Hoovers

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Retrieval Dates: you include retrieval dates if the source material may change over time.

In the company details section, D&B Hoovers will link you to news stories from many sources. These links will bring you to the original story, usually on the news source's website. Please see the "Other News Sources" tab in this guide for specific information on citing news sources.