In-text Citations
* Author-Date Method: The most common Harvard style uses the author's last name and year of publication in parentheses.
* Example: (Smith, 2023)
* Direct Quotes: Include the page number after the year.
* Example: "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" (Smith, 2023, p. 15).
* Multiple Authors: List all authors if there are two or three, separated by an ampersand (&).
* Example: (Jones & Brown, 2022)
* Four or More Authors: Use the first author's last name followed by "et al."
* Example: (Green et al., 2021)
Reference List
The full reference details go in the reference list at the end of your paper. Here's the format:
* Book with one author:
* Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year). *Book Title*. Publisher Name.
* Example:
* Smith, J. (2023). *The Art of Travel*. Penguin Books.
* Book with two or three authors:
* Author's Last Name, First Initial. & Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year). *Book Title*. Publisher Name.
* Example:
* Jones, A. & Brown, R. (2022). *The History of the World*. Cambridge University Press.
* Book with four or more authors:
* Author's Last Name, First Initial. et al. (Year). *Book Title*. Publisher Name.
* Example:
* Green, B., White, C., Black, D., & Red, E. (2021). *The Future of Technology*. Oxford University Press.
Additional Tips
* Italicize Book Titles: Always italicize book titles.
* Capitalize All Major Words: Capitalize all major words in the book title (except for articles, prepositions, and conjunctions).
* Use the Publisher Name: Include the name of the publisher.
* Consistently Apply the Style: Be consistent in how you cite throughout your paper.
Example:
In-text:
* According to Smith (2023), the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
* "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" (Smith, 2023, p. 15).
Reference list:
* Smith, J. (2023). *The Art of Travel*. Penguin Books.