Harvard reference

Introduction

Harvard referencing is a popular style of referencing used in the psychological sciences and humanities. It is as contrasted with footnoting, which is used in law.

Harvard reference generator

This form can help you automatically generate a Harvard reference:

Author first name:
Author last name:
Year:
Title:
City:
Publisher:

Based on your given information:

In the bibliography, the reference should be:

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$author_last = $_GET[‘author_last’];

$author_first = $_GET[‘author_first’];

$author_first_initial = substr($author_first,0,1);

$pub_year = $_GET[‘pub_year’];

$title = $_GET[‘title’];

$city = $_GET[‘city’];

$publisher = $_GET[‘publisher’];

echo ‘‘.$author_last.’, ‘.$author_first_initial.’. (‘.$pub_year.’). ‘.$title.’. ‘.$city.’: ‘.$publisher.’.‘;

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In the text, the in-line reference should be:

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$author_last = $_GET[‘author_last’];

$pub_year = $_GET[‘pub_year’];

echo ‘(‘.$author_last.’, ‘.$pub_year.’)‘;

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This is known as Harvard referencing.