Harvard-style referencing is a type of international citation format for academic papers, with a focus on parenthetical citations. It is commonly used for educational assignments like research papers, as well as scientific papers.
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Harvard is the most common referencing style used in UK universities. In Harvard style, the author and year are cited in-text, and full details of the source are given in a reference list. Referencing is an essential academic skill (Pears and Shields, 2019).
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Harvard Referencing Basics: In-Text. In-text references must be included following the use of a quote or paraphrase taken from another piece of work. In-text references are references written within the main body of text and refer to a quote or paraphrase. They are much shorter than full references.
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In Harvard style, the bibliography or reference list provides full references for the sources you used in your writing. A reference list consists of entries corresponding to your in-text citations. A bibliography sometimes also lists sources that you consulted for background research, but did not cite in your text.
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This guide covers the most common types of sources you will reference in Harvard style. It gives examples for in-text citations and reference list entries.
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The guide on Harvard referencing from the Open University provides a concise overview of how to cite sources correctly using the Harvard style
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The Harvard style involves two tasks: How you refer to other authors in the body of your text (in-text citation). How you compile a list of reference sources at the end of your text (reference list).
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