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Referencing : Harvard Referencing

How to reference in Harvard style

Book with single author

In-text citation example

 Reference list order

Oliver (2001, p. 131) states that “Farro is a grain, similar to couscous or bulgar wheat, which has a great nutty flavour”.
  1. Author name (Surname, Initial.)
  2. Year of publication (in brackets)
  3. Title. (in italics)
  4. Edition. (only if not 1st edition)
  5. Place of publication: Publisher.
Reference list example
Oliver, J. (2001) Happy days with the naked chef. London: Penguin Books.

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If an e-book is identical to its print version, with publication details, edition and page numbers, then you reference it in the same way as a printed book. It is not necessary to distinguish between the print or online version.

Website

In-text citation example

 Reference list order

Rincon (2010) states that “a space impact was behind the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs”.
  1. Author(s) name (Surname, Initial.)
  2. Year site was published/last updated (in brackets)
  3. Title of web page. (in italics)
  4. Available at: URL
  5. (Accessed: date)
Reference list example
Rincon, P. (2010) Dinosaur extinction link to crater confirmed. Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8550504. stm (Accessed: 5 March 2010). 

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Print Journal Article

In-text citation example

 Reference list order

According to Davies (2018, p. 26) “understanding movement is an essential aspect of biology but it takes a multidisciplinary approach to appreciate how living organisms…interact with their environment”.
  1. Author(s) name (Surname, Initial.)
  2. Year of publication (in brackets)
  3. Title of article, (in ‘single quotation marks’)
  4. Title of journal, (in italics and capitalise first letter of each word in title, except for linking words such as and, of, the, for)
  5. Issue information (volume (no brackets) issue, month or part number (in round brackets)),
  6. Page numbers pp
Reference list example
Davies, Z. (2018) ‘Human walking: mechanics and muscle’, Biological Science Review, 30(4), pp. 26-30.

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Photographs from the Internet 

In-text citation example

 Reference list order

This image (McQuater, 2014) clearly shows… 
  1. Photographer (Surname, Initial.)
  2. Year of publication (in brackets)
  3. Title of photograph (in italics)
  4. Available at: URL
  5. Accessed: (date).
Reference list example
McQuater, K. (2014) Ten years of Facebook. Available at: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/02/03/f acebook-10 (Accessed: 19 March 2014).

If you include an image in your work, you should include a citation underneath the item and a reference at the end of your work.

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Reference list example

Laudon, J. & Laudon, P. (2000) Management information systems: managing the digital firm. Harlow: Pearson Education.

Maslin, M. (2009) Global warming: a very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press.

McMillan, K. and Weyers, S. (2011) How to write essays and assignments. Available at http://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-ebooks (Accessed 9 May 2018).

Mullins, L. (2010) Management and organisational behaviour. 9th ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall.

Roberts, S. (2019) ‘The London killings of 2018: the story behind the numbers and some proposed solutions’, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 21(2), pp.94-115. doi:10.1057/s41300-019-00064-8.

Stiglitz (2013) The price of inequality. London: Penguin. ‘Why can’t a woman succeed like a man?’ (2009) The Trouble with Working Women, episode 1, 18 May. BBC Two. Available at: Box of Broadcasts (Accessed: 28 June 2019).

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Harvard Referencing Online Tutorial

Complete this short online tutorial created by Cardiff University Library Services to improve your understanding of Harvard Referencing. 

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NPTC Harvard Referencing Guide

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