{"id":494,"date":"2022-01-04T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perlegoknowledgebase.kinsta.cloud\/?p=494"},"modified":"2022-07-19T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:05:44","slug":"how-to-cite-a-book-in-harvard-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perlego.com\/knowledge\/referencing-and-citations\/harvard-guide\/how-to-cite-a-book-in-harvard-style\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite a Book in Harvard Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Citing books with a single author
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When citing a book with a single author, invert the author\u2019s name \u2013 placing the surname first \u2013 followed by a comma and the author\u2019s initials.<\/p>\n

For example, a book by David Ricardo would be cited in the reference list as:<\/p>\n

Ricardo, D.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A book by Louisa May Alcott would be listed as:<\/p>\n

Alcott, L. M.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Next, you will need:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • The book\u2019s year of publication<\/li>\n
  • Its title<\/li>\n
  • Its edition details \u2013 \u201c2nd<\/sup> edn\u201d\/\u201c3rd<\/sup> edn\u201d\/\u201c4th<\/sup> edn\u201d etc.<\/li>\n
  • Its place of publication<\/li>\n
  • Its publisher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Format for citing books with a single author: Harvard style<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication)\u00a0Title<\/em>. Edition details. Place of publication: Publisher.<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    Kuhn, T. (2012)\u00a0The Structure of Scientific Revolution<\/em>.\u00a04th<\/sup>\u00a0edn. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Citing books with multiple authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    When citing a book with two authors, use a period after the first author\u2019s initials, followed by \u201cand\u201d before the last author\u2019s surname.<\/p>\n

    Format for citing two authors: Harvard style <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Author Surname, Initial(s). and Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title<\/em>. Edition details. Place of publication: Publisher.<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    McQueen, R. A. and Knussen, C. (2006) An Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology<\/em>. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.<\/p>\n

    Gravelle, H. and Rees, R. (1981)\u00a0Microeconomics<\/em>. London: Longman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Citing three authors<\/strong><\/p>\n

    When citing a book with three authors, follow the first author\u2019s initial(s) with a period and a comma, then after the second author\u2019s initial(s) place a period followed by \u201cand\u201d before the final author\u2019s surname and initial(s).<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    White, K., Williams, B. and Willig, L. (2016) The Forgotten Room<\/em>. New York: Berkley Publishing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Citing four or more authors<\/strong><\/p>\n

    When citing a book with four or more authors in your reference list, follow the format listed above, remembering to place a period followed by \u201cand\u201d to separate the last two author names.<\/p>\n

    For\u00a0in-text citations, when referring to a source with four or more authors, use the Latin term \u201cet al.,\u201d (meaning \u201cand others\u201d).<\/p>\n

    (Brown et al., 2020).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    This abbreviation is only to be used for in-text citations. For your reference list, you are required to name all<\/em> authors.<\/p>\n

    Citing chapters in edited books<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Citing chapters in edited books and anthologies is a tad more complicated, as you must include the chapter\u2019s author(s) and<\/em> the book\u2019s editor(s).<\/p>\n

    In an edited book, the title of the chapter is not italicized<\/strong>. Only the title of the book should be italicised. This helps distinguish between the two titles.<\/p>\n

    Format for citing chapters in edited books: Harvard style<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) \u2018Chapter title\u2019, in Editor Surname, Initial(s). (ed.\/eds.) Book Title. <\/em>Edition (where relevant). Place of publication: Publisher, Page numbers.<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    Rosenfeld, J. and Laird, J. (2016) \u2018Unions and Poverty\u2019, in Brady, D. and Burton, L. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty<\/em>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 800-819.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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