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Harvard Referencing: Book (print book)

Format of the reference

Citation order:

  • Name of the author(s)
  • Year of publication
  • Title of the book
  • Edition of the book if it is later than the first
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher

 

Format:

Author’s surname, Initials. (Year of publication) Title of book. Edition if later than the first e.g. 2nd edn. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

Moore, S., Neville, C., Murphy, M. and Connolly, C. (2018) The ultimate study skills handbook. 4th edn. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

In-text citation: (Moore et al., 2018)