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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Holmesglen Harvard basics

Overview of style

By following Holmesglen Harvard referencing, you ensure appropriate credit is given to the work of others, formatted consistently and clearly.

There are two steps to referencing:

 In-text citations: Briefly pinpoint the source of paraphrased or quoted material within the body of your assignment.

 Reference list: Details in full the sources referred to in-text, placed on a separate page at the end of your assignment. 
 

 For complete citation and reference formats, please refer to the appropriate resource type tabs within this guide.
 

Citation formats

  Style rule Example
In-text citations

1 - 2 authors list all authors.

3 or more authors list first author followed by et al.

(Meeking and Kovaci 2024).

(Low et al. 2021).
Secondary source citations

Include year of both the original author (if known) and source.

(Mindum 2016 cited in Low et al. 2021).

 

Reference formats

You must reference all materials according to the specific source type (e.g. book, article, webpage etc.). Each will differ slightly with its own requirements, formats and rules.

Refer to the following quick guide for a summary of referencing formats/examples of common source types.

 

Holmesglen Harvard quick guide

 

References

  Style rule Example
Reference list

See formatting reference list tab for detailed guidance.

Overview of formatting:

  • Placed at the end of your document on a separate page
  • Includes all published sources cited in the body of your work
    (e.g. books, articles, images etc.)
  • Alphabetically ordered according to author surname

Sample reference list
Author elements
  Style rule Example
1-20 authors

List all authors in reference.

Brick, J, Herke, M and Wong, D (2016) Academic culture: a student’s guide to studying at university, 3rd edn, Palgrave Macmillan, South Yarra, VIC.
21 or more authors

List first author followed by et al.

Wiskunde, B et al. (2019) 'Indie pop rocks mathematics: Twenty One Pilots, Nicolas Bourbaki, and the empty set', Journal of Improbable Mathematics, 27(1):1935–1968, doi:10.0000/3mp7y-537. 
Organisation as author

Organisation's name is written out in full.

If it is well known by an abbreviated name, the abbreviation is used followed by full name in brackets.

Deloitte and Touche (2020) Audits of 401(k) plans, 2nd edn, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.

DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) (2017) 2017 foreign policy white paper [white paper], DFAT, accessed 7 June 2019.
Publisher elements
  Style rule Example
Organisation/Corporate author name Organisation's name may be abbreviated.

WHO
Organisation/Corporate author same as publisher Author and publisher name repeated in most cases.

WHO (World Health Organization) (2011) Role of the health sector in promoting early childhood development: a strategic framework, WHO, accessed 7 June 2019.
URLS, DOIs and access dates
  Style rule Example
URLs

Hyperlink source's title, formatted as per the hyperlink default (blue text, underlined).

Safe Work Australia (2018) Construction work: code of practice [ethical guidelines], Safe Work Australia, accessed 7 June 2019.

 
DOIs

Format as doi:xx.xxxx.

 doi:10.0000/3mp7y-537. 
'Accessed' statement For most online sources (e.g. webpages, reports, online documents etc.) include the date of access, formatted as accessed DD Month Year. accessed 23 May 2024.