Examples of Harvard Referencing

Examples of Harvard Referencing

Books / In Text Example / Reference List
Single Author / Oliver (2001) states that “Farro is a grain, similar to couscous or bulgar wheat, which has a great nutty flavour.” (p.131) / Oliver, J. (2001) Happy Days with the naked chef. London, Penguin Books Ltd.
2 Authors / Baker and Rowland (1986) describe two types of simple behaviour, “kinesis and taxis …” (p.137) / Baker, M. and Rowland, M. (2004) A2 Biology revision and summary book. London, Hodder Murray.
Several Authors / Walsh et al (2006) state that “treatment in a hospital, both local and specialist, is known as secondary care.” (p.134) / Walsh, M. et al (2006) Health & Social Care A2. London, Collins.
No Author
(e.g. reference books) / The Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus (1999) defines the word baboon as a “large monkey” (p.43) / Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus (1999) Glasgow, HarperCollins.
Corporate Author
(e.g. company, organisation) / The British Medical Association (2000) warns that an office environment “may be a surprising source of health hazards …” (p.82) / British Medical Association (2000) Complete family health guide. London, Dorling Kindersley.
Image in a Book / Sexton (2005) describes the image below as “The 3 dark years” (p.184) / Sexton, M. (2005) The great crash: The short life and sudden death of the Whitlam government. Melbourne: Scribe Publications.
Print Journals / In Text Example / Reference List
With Author / As mentioned by Wharton (1996) “The …” (p.8) / Wharton, N. (1996) “Health and safety in outdoor activity centres” Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 8-9.
With No Author / The article “Anorexia Nervosa” (1969) states that anorexia “is a growing problem in the UK” (p.529) / Anorexia nervosa. (1969) British Medical Journal, vol.1, no. 2, pp. 529-530.
Newspaper Article / In the article by Boseley and Dyer (2002) “The court decision …” (p.3) / Boseley, S. and Dyer, C. (2002) “Court to decide child’s HIV treatment.” The Guardian, 9 May, p.3.
Newspaper Article – no author / According to the South Wales Evening Post (2010) “More than 100 midwives …” (p.24) / “Midwives go back to classroom” (2010) South Wales Evening Post, 5 March, p. 24
Electronic Journals / In Text Example / Reference List
Articles with named authors / As Waern et al. (2002) state “The …” (p.1353) / Waern, M. et al. (2002). Burden of illness and suicide in elderly people: case-control study. British Medical Journal [Online]. vol. 324, no. 7350, p.1353. Available from: bmj.com [Accessed 20th June 2002]
No author / The article “Internet Economics” (2002) states that “The …” / Internet economics and policy: an Australian perspective. (2002) Economic Record [Online]. vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 343-358. Available from: ABI/INFORM Global database. [Accessed 5th March 2010]
E Books / In Text Example / Reference List
With named author / Robinson (2008) states that “Play, pretend and imagination are a natural and integral part of growing up, developing and learning.” (p.150) / Robinson, M (2008) Child Development and Behaviour From Birth to Eight: A Journey Through the Early Years. [Online] Open University Press, Available from: http://lib.myilibrary.com/Browse/open.asp?ID=133123&loc=151 [Accessed 5 March 2010].
No author / DNA is “often referred to as the molecule of life …” (DNA, 2009) / “DNA” (2009), The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders. [Online] London, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. Available from: http://www.credoreference.com/entry/dkbody/dna [Accessed 25 February 2010]
Websites / In Text Example / Reference List
With a date / Rincon (2010) states that “a space impact was behind the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs.” / Rincon, P (2010) Dinosaur extinction link to crater confirmed. [Online]. Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8550504.stm [Accessed 5th March 2010]
With no date / The advice given states … (Children in Wales, n.d.) / Children in Wales. (n.d.) Wales’ children [Online]. Available from: http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/english/public/eng_public.htm [Accessed 20th June 2002]
Image on the web / The image of the wasp (Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets, n.d.) / Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets [Image] (n.d.). Available from: http://www.laters.com/insects/hornets.htm [Accessed 28th November 2005]
Emails / In Text Example / Reference List
From newsgroups / bulletin boards / discussion lists / Noble (2002) states the reason as “a test …” / Noble, Chris (23rd June 2002). MMR review. Misc.health.alternative [online]. Available from: http://groups.google.com. [Accessed 24th June 2002].
Note: If you use a quote from a personal email that is not available to the public you should include a transcript of the email as an appendix to your work. Always ask permission from the sender of the email first.