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Harvard Reference Style

An introduction to the Harvard referencing system with reference formats & examples. This variation of Harvard Reference Style is compiled by Nelson Mandela University Library and Information Services.

Websites: Reference format

The basic reference template for any information you get off a website is made up of four pieces:

  • Author(s)
  • Year
  • Title [with a description of format in brackets, if necessary]
  • URL [Date of access]

 

Example:

Segal, N. & Cloete, B. 2012. Celebrating climate change: how might “green” growth facilitate or hinder SA’s developmental objectives? Available: http://www.sagreenfund.org.za/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Combating-Climate-Change.pdf [28 September 2018].

Website reference

Websites: Examples

 
TYPE REFERENCE LIST IN-TEXT CITATIONS
Websites

Components:

Author. Year. Title of web document/site. Available: URL [Date of access].

 

Examples:

Segal, N. & Cloete, B. 2012. Celebrating climate change: how might “green” growth facilitate or hinder SA’s developmental objectives? Available: http://www.sagreenfund.org.za/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Combating-Climate-Change.pdf [28 September 2018].

 

British Psychological Association. [n.d.]. Career options in psychology. Available: https://www.bps.org.uk/public/become-psychologist/career-options-psychology [14 February 2018].

 

Notes:

The basic reference template for any information you get off a website is made up of four pieces: author, date, title [with a description of format in brackets, if necessary], and source (the URL) with date accessed.

Examples:

 

 

 

Segal and Cloete (2012) state that …

 

… (Segal & cloete, 2012).

 

 

… (British Psychological Association, n.d.).

 

According to the British Psychological Association (n.d.) …

 

 

 

 

 

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