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Setting out citations – the Harvard way
Part 2: Books and Journals
Book by one or more than one author
Citation order
- Author/editor
- Year of publication (in round brackets)
- Title (in italics)
- Edition (only include the edition number if it is not the first edition)
- Place of publication: publisher
- Series and volume number (where relevant)
Reference List Example
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Book by one author Schetina, E. (2002) Internet site security. Boston: Addison-Wesley. |
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Book by two authors Lewis, R. and Inglis, J. (1994) How to write reports: the key to success. London: Collins. |
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Book by more than three authors Smith, J., Jones, W., March, M. and Chapman, B. (2004) Harvard citations in easy stages. London: Academic Press. |
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Book with edition Christopher, M. (1998) Logistics and supply chain management: strategies for reducing cost and improving service. 2nd edn. London: Prentice Hall. |
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Book with one editor Andresen, L. (ed.) (1994) Strategies for assessing students. Birmingham: SCED. |
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Book with two editors Brown, S. and Glasner, A. (eds) (1999) Assessment matters in higher education. Buckingham: Open University Press. |
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Book in a series Mcllroy, D. (2003) Studying at university: how to be a successful student. London: Sage (Sage Essential Study Skills). |
In-text Example
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Book by one author According to Schetina (2002, p.23)... |
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Book by two authors According to Lewis and Inglis (1994)... |
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Book by more than three authors According to Smith et al. (2004)... |
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Book with edition According to Christopher (1998, p.23)... |
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Book with one editor There are different strategies for assessing students as shown in Andresen (1994). |
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Book with two editors There are different strategies for assessing students as seen in Brown and Glasner (1999). |
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Book in a series According to McIlroy (2003, p.23)... |
Chapters/sections of edited books
Citation order
- Author of the chapter/section (surname followed by initials)
- Year of publication (in round brackets)
- Title of chapter/section (in single quotation marks)
- 'in' plus author/editor of book
- Title of book (in italics)
- Place of publication: publisher
- Page reference
Reference List Example
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Jones, D. (2004) 'Understanding Harvard referencing', in Brown, P. (ed.) Writing references in extremely easy stages. London: Academic Press, pp. 21-25. |
In-text Example
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The view proposed by Jones (2004, p.20) |
Reprint editions
Citation order:
- Author/editor
- Original year of publication (in round brackets)
- Title (in italics)
- Reprint
- Place of publication: publisher
- Year of reprint publication
Reference List Example
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Piaget, J. (1955) The construction of reality in the child. Reprint, London: Routledge & Kegan, 1968. |
In-text Example
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The views proposed by Piaget (1955)... |
Journal
Citation order:
- Author (surname followed by initials)
- Year of publication (in round brackets)
- Title of article (in single quotation marks)
- Title of journal (in italics - capitalise first letter of each word in title, except for linking word such as and, of, the, for)
- Issue information, that is, volume(unbracketed) and, where applicable, part number, month or season (all in round brackets)
- Page reference
Reference List Example
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Haddock, M. (1994) ‘Are you thinking of writing a bibliography?’, College and Research Libraries News, 55(8), pp. 471-474. |
In-text Example
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...an accurate bibliography is vital in order to get a good mark (Haddock, 1994, p.472). |
Translations
Citation order
- Author/editor
- Original year of publication (in round brackets)
- Title (in italics)
- Translated by author
- Reprint
- Place of publication: publisher
- Year of reprint publication
Reference List Example
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Freud, S. (1940) The Wolfman and other cases. Translated by L.A. Huish. Reprint, London: Penguin Books, 2002. |
In-text Example
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In his study of the Wolfman, Freud (1940, p.33) considered... |
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