QUICK HARVARD REFERENCING GUIDE
The reference list
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Alphabetical order by author’s surname – all sources mixed together
Basic ‘formula’ for each source - books, journals, websites etc.
Titles (of books, journals, website pages) must be highlighted in some way
Consistency is key
Books
Author, date. Title. Place of publication: publisher.
Thompson, N., 2003. Promoting equality: challenging discrimination and oppression. 2nd ed.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Note: If the book has three authors or fewer, include the names of all authors; for four authors or
more include the name of the first author followed by et al.
Edited books
Editor, ed., date. Title. Place of publication: publisher.
Barnard, A., ed., 2010. Key themes in health and social care. Abingdon: Routledge.
Note: If the book has three editors or fewer, include the names of all authors; for four editors or
more include the name of the first editor followed by et al.
Chapters in edited books
Chapter author, date, Chapter title. In: Editor, Book title. Place of publication: publisher, date, page
numbers.
Coulson, B. and Hallam, B., 2010. The individual in society. In: A. Barnard, ed. Key themes in health
and social care. Abingdon: Routledge, 2010, pp. 34-49.
Journal articles
Author, date. Article title. Journal title, volume (issue / part), pages.
Hamilton, J., 2013. Reality TV as therapy. Therapy Today, 24 (5), pp. 14-17.
Websites
Author or Editor or web host, year. Title [online]. Publisher or web host. Available at: URL [Accessed
date].
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2013. The living standards squeeze tightens as minimum cost of living
soars by 25% since downturn [online]. Available at: http://www.jrf.org.uk/media-centre/minimum-costliving-soars [Accessed 25 July 2013].