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Citation Styles: Harvard

This guide serves to provide a quick reference to various citation styles including the APA 7th edition.

About Harvard Referencing Style

Harvard Referencing Style is not officially connected to Harvard University or any organisation/institution, and there is no official handbook for this citation style. As such, there are variations and adaptations of this style, The important thing to note when using Harvard Referencing Style is to choose a format and be consistent throughout your paper.

Library Resources

The formats and examples provided in this guide follow the Harvard Referencing guidelines in this book.

Basic Idea: Harvard Referencing

In-text citation: Citing the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication

List all full references in alphabetical order of the author’s name, thereafter chronologically, starting with the earlier date.  The references would appear at the end of report.

 

Harvard Referencing - Examples

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