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Harvard referencing handbook (2nd edition)

The University of Lincoln Harvard referencing style
In-text citation

When referring to:

  • the book as a whole: (Alberts et al., 2019) 
  • a single page: (Alberts et al., 2019, 171) 
  • a range of pages (Alberts et al., 2019, 171-195) 
Reference list

Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P. (2019) Essential cell biology, 5th edition. New York, USA: W.W. Norton & Company.

Checklist
Authors (surname, initials) Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P.     
Year of publication in round brackets (2019)
Title (and subtitle if applicable) of book in italics, followed by a full stop if it is the first edition or a comma if it is a subsequent edition Essential cell biology, 
Edition (only if not the first edition) followed by a full stop 5th edition.
Place of publication, followed by a colon New York, USA:
Publisher, followed by a full stop W.W. Norton & Company.

 

Book with three or more authors