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Style
Harvard
Used In
UK/Australian universities
In-text Format
(Smith, 2023, p. 45)
Published by
No single governing body. Institutional variants

What Is Harvard Style?

Harvard Style is an author-date citation system widely used in UK and Australian universities, as well as across sciences and social sciences worldwide. Unlike APA or MLA, there is no single official Harvard manual. Universities adapt it slightly, so always check your institution's specific guidelines. The core principle is (Author, Year, page) in-text with an alphabetical reference list.

Primary disciplines: UK/Australian universities, Sciences, Social Sciences

Harvard Citation Examples

Journal Article
Smith, J.A. and Doe, J.B. (2023) 'The impact of social media', Journal of Education, 45(3), pp. 112–128. doi: 10.1037/edu123.
Book
Gladwell, M. (2008) Outliers: The story of success. New York: Little, Brown.
Website
World Health Organization (2023) Mental health. Available at: https://www.who.int/mental_health (Accessed: 10 January 2024).
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Key Harvard Rules

  • Author surname and initials; multiple authors joined with "and"
  • Year in parentheses immediately after author
  • Title of journal/book in italics; article title in single quotation marks
  • For websites: "Available at: URL (Accessed: date)"
  • No date available: use "no date" or "n.d."
  • References list alphabetical by author surname, hanging indent
  • Check your institution's specific Harvard guide. Rules vary by university

Harvard vs Other Formats

APA 7
Both are author-date; Harvard uses "and" between authors, APA uses "&". Harvard requires "p." for page; APA uses "p." too but positions differ
MLA 9
Harvard uses (Author, Year); MLA uses (Author Page). Harvard for sciences; MLA for humanities

Supported Source Types

✓ Academic journals✓ Books and edited volumes✓ Websites✓ Government reports✓ Newspaper articles✓ Conference papers✓ Theses and dissertations✓ UN/NGO documents

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