The Coventry University Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style

1. A book with one author

 

In-text citation

 

Your in-text citations must include the surname of the author and the year of publication. If you quote a passage directly or paraphrase (put the idea into your own words), provide the page number.

 

Examples:

Gender affects public perceptions of scientists (Clarkson 2004: 45).

Clarkson (2004:45) argues that gender affects public perceptions of scientists.

 

Reference

 

Give the author’s surname and initials, then the year in brackets, followed by the title in italics and then a full stop. Give the place of publication, a colon, and lastly the publisher.

 

Example:

Clarkson, G. (2004) Gender and Science. 4th edn. London: Palgrave

 

2. A book with multiple authors

 

In-text citation

 

A. For up to three authors, give all the authors’ surnames in your in-text citation:

 

Examples:

Cox, Patel, and Pavliotis (2004) discuss Britain’s future adoption of the euro.

Britain's future adoption of the euro is a controversial topic (Cox, Patel, and Pavliotis 2004).

 

B. For more than three authors, use  ‘et al.’

 

Examples:

Fletcher et al. (2006: 88) suggest that in this century global climate change has caused billions of dollars worth of damage.

In this century, global climate change has caused billions of dollars worth of damage (Fletcher et al. 2006: 88).

 

'Et al.'  is short for ‘et alii’ meaning ‘and others’ in Latin. Note that there is a full stop after ‘al.’ because it is an abbreviation (a shortened form of the original word). Remember that although only one surname is given, you are referring to multiple authors, so the next verb in your sentence must agree in the plural rather than the singular.

 

Reference

 

Write the names of all authors in the order they are given. For each author put the surname first followed by the initials. Put a comma after each author's name. When there are only two authors, separate them by ‘and’. In in-text citations you can use ‘et al.’ for more than three authors, but in the List of References, you should provide all the authors' names in order to credit them fully.

 

Example:

Fletcher, A., Jones, R., Morris, A.C., and Andreiotti, P. (2006)  Global Climate Change. London: Routledge

 

 

3. A book produced by an organisation (a corporate author)

 

In-text citation

 

Cite the organisation as the author, followed by year and page number/s (when available).

 

Example:

It is essential to provide a high level of patient care (BMA 2000).

 

Abbreviations If the corporate author can be abbreviated, in your in-text citation you may use the abbreviation or acronym but give the full name in the List of References (see below).

 

Reference

 

Give the name of the organisation as the author then the year of publication in brackets followed by the title in italics and then a full stop. Finally, give the place of publication followed by a colon then the publisher.

 

Example:

British Medical Association (BMA) (2000) Patient Care.  London: Pearson Hardman