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Learn Harvard referencing in 10 minutes

A plain-English, 6-page guide with copy-and-paste patterns for books, journals, websites and more. Stop losing marks on referencing and hand in with confidence.

  • In-text citations for every situation, from one author to et al.
  • Ready-made patterns for the 8 sources you'll use most
  • The 6 mistakes that cost students marks, and how to fix them
  • A final checklist to run through before you submit
Harvard referencingin 10 minutes

Based on the Cite Them Right Harvard style used by most UK universities and colleges.

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What's inside

Everything you need, nothing you don't

Six short sections you can read in one sitting and keep open while you write.

1

The basics

How in-text citations and the reference list work together, explained in two minutes.

2

In-text citations

One author, two, four or more, quotes, page numbers, no date and secondary sources.

3

The reference list

Six golden rules for order, italics, capitals and online sources, plus a finished example.

4

8 copy-ready patterns

Books, chapters, journal articles, e-books, web pages, reports, videos and lecture slides.

5

Common mistakes

Six errors markers see all the time, shown side by side with the correct version.

6

Pre-submit checklist

Seven quick checks so every citation matches your reference list before you hand in.

Sneak peek

Patterns you can copy and fill in

Every source type comes with a pattern and a worked example. Swap in your source's details and you're done. No more guessing where the full stop or the italics go.

Journal article: pattern

Surname, Initial. (Year) 'Article title', Journal Title, Volume(Issue), pp. x–y. Available at: DOI link.

Worked example

Clarke, R. and Osei, K. (2021) 'Motivation in small businesses', Journal of Workplace Studies, 14(2), pp. 33–49.

In your writing

(Clarke and Osei, 2021)Clarke and Osei (2021) found…(Clarke and Osei, 2021, p. 35)
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