Harvard Style Guide: Books

In-Text-Citation:

• First author Last name, second author last name and third author Last name (Year)
• (First author Last name, second author last name and third author Last name, Year)

Example:

• Shalloway, Murphy and Trott (2001) suggest that…..
• It has been suggested (Shalloway, Murphy and Trott, 2001)

Reference:

First author Last name, Initials, second author Last name, Initials and third author Last name, Initials. (Year) Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Shalloway, A., Murphy T. and Trott, J. (2001) Design patterns explained: a new perspective on object-oriented design. 3rd edn. London: Addison Wesley.

In-Text-Citation:

• First author Last name et al. (Year)
• (First author Last name et al., Year)

Example:

• McGeady et al. (2006) suggest….
• It has been suggested (McGeady et al., 2006)….

Reference:

First Author's Last name, Initials. et al. (Year) Title. Place of publication: Publishing company.

Example:

McGeady, T.A. et al. (2006) Veterinary embryology. Oxford: Blackwell.

In-Text-Citation:

• Name of corporate author (Year)
• (Name of corporate author, Year)

Example:

• Figures from the Department of Agriculture (2000) show that….
• Figures from other sources (Department of Agriculture, 2000) show…

Reference:

Name of corporate author (Year) Title. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (2000) Pedigree sheep breed improvement programme: performance results for lambs summer 2000. Cavan: Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

In-Text-Citation:

• Journal Title/Item Title (Year)
• (Journal Title/Item Title, Year)

Example:

• In Dyslexia (2006) argue ….
• Others have shown (Dyslexia, 2006).... 

Reference: 

Journal Title (Year) ‘Article title’, Volume(Issue), pp. page numbers. Available at: URL (Accessed Day Month Year).

Example:

Dyslexia (2006) ‘Genetic influences on reading difficulties in boys and girls: the Colorado twin study’, 12(1), pp. 21-29 . Available at: https://doi-org.ucd.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/dys.301 (Accessed 10 February 2009).

In-Text-Citation:

• Editor’s Last name (Year)
• (Editor’s Last name, Year) 

Example:

• This was examined in O’Riordain (2001)….
• Others have examined this claim (O’Riordain, 2001)….

Reference:

Editor(s) Last name, Initials. (ed.) (Year) Title. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

O'Riordan, T. (ed.) (2001) Globalism, localism and identity. London: Earthscan.

In-Text-Citation:

• First author Last name, second author last name and third author Last name (no date)
• (First author Last name, second author last name and third author Last name, no date)

Example:

• Shalloway, Murphy and Trott (no date) suggest that…..
• It has been suggested (Shalloway, Murphy and Trott, no date)

Reference:

First author Last name, Initials, second author Last name, Initials and third author Last name, Initials. (n.d.) Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Shalloway, A., Murphy T. and Trott, J. (n.d.) Design patterns explained: a new perspective on object-oriented design. 3rd edn. London: Addison Wesley.

In-Text-Citation:

• Chapter author's Last name (Year)
• (Chapter author's Last name, Year) 

Example:

• This was examined in Murphy (2001)….
• Others have examined this claim (Murphy, 2001)….

Reference:

Chapter Author(s) Last name, Initials. (Year) 'Chapter title', in Editor(s) Last name, Initials (ed.) Title. Place of publication: Publisher, page range.

Example:

Murphy, A. (2001) 'Understanding globalism through a rural locale', in O'Riordan, T. (ed.) Globalism, localism and identity. London: Earthscan, pp. 100-110.

In-Text-Citation:

• Author’s Last name (year)
• (Author’s Last name, year)

Example:

• Luhr (2012) suggests that the Coen brothers…
• It has been argued that “The Coen brothers represent a revolution in cinematography” (Luhr, 2012).

Reference:

Authors’ Last name, Initials. (Year) Title of book. Available at: URL (Downloaded: Day Month Year).

Example:

Luhr, W. (2004) The Coen brothers' Fargo. Cambridge University Press film handbooks series. Available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coen-Brothers-Fargo-Cambridge-Handbooks ebook/dp/B001G60IQI/ref=kinw_dp_ke (Downloaded: 24 February 2014).

In-Text-Citation:

• Author Last name (Year)    
• (Author Last name, Year)

Example:

• Kafka (2016) evokes alienation....
• This novella describes alienation via a physical transformation (Kafka, 2016).

Reference:

Author/Editor Last name, Initials. (Year translation published) Title. Translated by translator(s) Initials and Last name. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Kafka, F. (2016) Metamorphosis. Translated by M. Hoffman. London: Penguin Books.

In-Text-Citation:

• Author Last name (Year)    
• (Author Last name, Year)

Example:

• In this tale Sophocles (1999)....
• This tale describes a sister's fight to have her brother buried, and its tragic consequences (Sophocles, 1999).

Reference:

Author Last name, Initials. (Year) Title. Translated by (if relevant). Edition (if beyond 1st Edition). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Sophocles (1999) Antigone. Translated by Mark Griffith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Note: The format for this example is taken from the book "Cite them Right" by Richard Pears and Graham Shields. If your school uses a different format, go by the School format. Alternatively, check with your module co-ordinator if the above format will be accepted.