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Developed by Learning Advisers and Librarians © UniSA, December 2018
Harvard Referencing Guide
UniSA
This guide will help you apply the Harvard referencing style to your writing at UniSA.
It is designed to help you understand the conventions and principles of this style and
make decisions about referencing. There are many different versions of the Harvard
style. This guide presents one consistent version for use at UniSA, which conforms
to the Australian Government standard guidelines presented in Snooks & Co (eds)
2002, Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th edn, Wiley & Sons,
Australia.
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Table of contents
What is referencing? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
How do we reference? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
Sample extract from an essay ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Frequently asked questions ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Harvard referencing UniSA examples………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
Print ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Book …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
Edited book………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Chapter in an edited book………………………………………………………………………………………16
Journal article ………………………………………………………………………………………………………17
Magazine article……………………………………………………………………………………………………18
Newspaper article…………………………………………………………………………………………………19
Government publication ………………………………………………………………………………………..19
Legal publication…………………………………………………………………………………………………..20
Patent or standard ………………………………………………………………………………………………..20
Dictionary, encyclopedia or handbook (reference works)……………………………………………..21
Conference paper or thesis …………………………………………………………………………………….21
Print miscellaneous……………………………………………………………………………………………….22
Online (electronic) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….23
Webpage or website ……………………………………………………………………………………………..23
Online document ………………………………………………………………………………………………….24
E-books……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25
Online journal article……………………………………………………………………………………………..26
Online dictionary, encyclopedia or handbook (reference works) ……………………………………27
UniSA online course materials…………………………………………………………………………………27
Online news item ………………………………………………………………………………………………….28
Streaming audio and video……………………………………………………………………………………..29
Online miscellaneous …………………………………………………………………………………………….30
Sound and visual……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….32
Film or television…………………………………………………………………………………………………..32
Sound and visual miscellaneous ………………………………………………………………………………33
Other………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………33
What if your source does not match? …………………………………………………………………………………. 35
Useful links and information……………………………………………………………………………………………… 36
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What is referencing?
Whenever you write an assignment at university, you will probably be expected to use information
from different sources to support and develop your thinking. Referencing is a standard practice used
in academic writing to show your reader which ideas you have gathered from other sources and
where those ideas came from.
Why do we reference?
It is important to show your reader that you have sought out expert, reliable sources to help support
and develop your thinking, and this is done through referencing. The referencing in your assignment:
 demonstrates good research conduct
 shows the range of ideas and approaches you have found and thought about
 acknowledges the sources of those ideas
 tells your reader where they can locate those sources.
Referencing also helps you to avoid plagiarism. If you present someone else’s ideas as if they are
your own work, or use the exact same language they use without acknowledgment, you are
committing plagiarism. Plagiarism can be unintentional due to poor referencing, but the
consequences are always serious. Accurate referencing helps you to avoid this. For more information
on avoiding plagiarism, visit http://www.unisa.edu.au/Referencing
When do we reference?
Every time you include words, ideas or information from a source – whether it’s a website, book or
journal article – in your assignment, you must include an in-text reference to show that this content
has been gathered from somewhere else. In-text references must be included whenever you: