Website
Website Example
Harvard University (2024) 'Harvard Referencing Guide', Harvard Library. Available at: https://library.harvard.edu/referencing (Accessed: 15 March 2024).
Harvard Cite Them Right 12th edition is an author-date citation system widely used in universities, particularly in the UK.
See how to format different source types in Harvard Cite Them Right 12th edition.
Website Example
Harvard University (2024) 'Harvard Referencing Guide', Harvard Library. Available at: https://library.harvard.edu/referencing (Accessed: 15 March 2024).
Journal Article Example
Smith, J. and Doe, M. (2024) 'Academic research methods', Journal of Studies, 45(2), pp. 123-145.
Book Example
Brown, C. (2023) Introduction to Research. 3rd edn. London: Academic Press.
Last name, Initial(s). Use 'and' before last author. List all authors or use 'et al.' for 4+ authors.
Sentence case for article titles. Italicize book and journal titles.
Year in parentheses after author. Include day month year for web sources (e.g., 15 March 2024).
Journal name italicized, volume number, issue number in parentheses, and page range.
Use author-date format: (Author Year) or Author (Year). Include page numbers for quotes: (Author Year, p. 123).
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Harvard Cite Them Right 12th edition is an author-date citation system commonly used in UK universities, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Include author, year in parentheses, page title in single quotes, website name italicized, 'Available at:' URL, and '(Accessed: date)'.
For 2-3 authors, list all with 'and' before the last. For 4+ authors, use first author followed by 'et al.'
Page numbers are required for direct quotes. Use 'p.' for single pages and 'pp.' for page ranges.
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