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{{Harvard reference|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|ID=|URL=}}
- Surname (required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
- Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
- Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
- Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
- Year (required): Year of publication.
- Date (optional): While the Year) tag is mandatory, use of the Date parameter will override how the date is displayed in the reference.
- Title (optional): Title of the book.
- Edition (optional): Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: Edition=2nd.
- Place (optional): The city of publication. If more than one town/city is listed on the title page, give the first one or the location of the publisher's head office. If the city is not well-known, you may add a county, region, or state. States in the U.S. are denoted by a two-letter code; for example:
Place=Paris, TX
(no period at the end). Where the publisher is a university and the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not use this parameter. - Publisher (optional): The name of the publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
- ID (optional): Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
- ISBN (optional): Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN.
- URL (optional): An url of an online location where the book can be found.
- Access-date (optional): The date on which the url was last accessed.
Reference to an article in a periodical, one author
{{Harvard reference|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Title=|Journal=|Volume=|Issue=|Pages=|URL=}}
- Surname (required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
- Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
- Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
- Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
- Year (required): Year of publication in the journal.
- Date (optional): While the Year) tag is mandatory, use of the Date parameter will override how the date is displayed in the reference.
- Title (optional): Title of the article.
- Journal (optional): Name of the journal or periodical. (This parameter may also be called Periodical).
- Volume (optional): The volume number of the journal.
- Issue (optional): The issue number of the journal. (This parameter may also be called Number).
- Pages (optional): The pages in the issue where the article may be found. (If the article is on only one page, use the parameter Page instead).
- URL (optional): An url of an online location where the article can be found.
- Access-date (optional): The date on which the url was last accessed.
Reference to a contribution or chapter in a book, one author and one editor
{{Harvard reference|Surname=|Given=|Authorlink=|Year=|Chapter=|Editor=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|Pages= |ID=|URL=}}
- Surname (required): The author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last).
- Given (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First or Initials).
- Author (optional): While the Surname (or Last) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author parameter will override how the author's name is displayed in the reference.
- Authorlink (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about author. Article must already exist.
- Year (required): Year of publication.
- Date (optional): While the Year) tag is mandatory, use of the Date parameter will override how the date is displayed in the reference.
- Chapter (required for chapters): Title of the contribution in the book. (This parameter may also be called Contribution).
- Editor (optional): Name of the editor or editors.
- Title (required for chapters): Title of the book.
- Edition (optional): Number or name of the edition, if not the first; for example: Edition=2nd.
- Place (optional): The city of publication. If more than one town/city is listed on the title page, give the first one or the location of the publisher's head office. If the city is not well-known, you may add a county, region, or state. States in the U.S. are denoted by a two-letter code; for example:
Place=Paris, TX
(no period at the end). Where the publisher is a university and the place or location is included in the name of the university, do not use this parameter. - Publisher (optional): The name of the publisher. Omit terms such as Publishers, Co., Inc., Ltd., etc., but retain the words Books or Press.
- Pages (optional): The pages in the book where the chapter or contribution may be found. (If the contribution is on only one page, use the parameter Page instead).
- ID (optional): Identifier such as ISBN 1-111-22222-9
- ISBN (optional): Use this parameter if the book has an ISBN.
- URL (optional): An url of an online location where the book can be found.
- Access-date (optional): The date on which the url was last accessed.
Book or periodical, multiple authors, up to four
{{Harvard reference|Surname1=|Given1=|Authorlink1=|Surname2=|Given2=|Authorlink2=|Surname3=|Given3= |Authorlink3=|Surname4=|Given4=|Authorlink4=|Year=|Title=|Place=|Publisher=|ID=|URL=}}
- Surname1 (required): The first author's surname or last name. (This parameter may also be called Last1).
- Given1 (optional): The author's first or given name. In formal Harvard style references, this should include only the initials. (This parameter may also be called First1 or Initials1).
- Author1 (optional): While the Surname1 (or Last1) tag is mandatory for referencing purposes, use of the Author1 parameter will override how the first author's name is displayed in the reference.
- Authorlink1 (optional): Title of a Wikipedia article about the first author. Article must already exist.
- Other authors: use Surname2, Surname3, etc.
Examples
Books
{{ Harvard reference | Surname=Turner | Given=O. | Title=History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve | Publisher=William Alling | Place=[[Rochester, New York]] | Year=1851 | URL=http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1851Trn1.htm#turn1851 }}.
Result: Turner, O. (1851), Template:Link, Rochester, New York: William Alling.
Periodicals
{{Harvard reference | Last=Hill | First=Marvin S. | Title=Joseph Smith and the 1826 Trial: New Evidence and New Difficulties | Journal=BYU Studies | Volume=12 | Issue=2 | Year=1976 | Pages=1–8 | URL=https://byustudies.byu.edu/shop/PDFSRC/12.2Hill.pdf }}.
Result: Hill, Marvin S. (1976), Template:Link, BYU Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1–8.
Newspapers
{{Harvard reference | Last=Smith | First=Joseph III | Authorlink=Joseph Smith III | Title=Last Testimony of Sister Emma | Journal=The Saints' Herald | Volume=26 | Issue=19 | Date=[[October 1]], [[1879]] | Year=1879 | Month=October | Page=289 | URL=http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/sain1872.htm#100179 }}.
Result: Smith, Joseph III (October 1, 1879), Template:Link, The Saints' Herald, vol. 26, no. 19, p. 289.
Minimal reference
{{Harvard reference | Last=Jones | Year=2006 }}.
Result: Jones (2006).
Multiple authors
{{Harvard reference | Surname1=Lincoln | Given1=A. | Surname2=Washington | Given2=G. | Surname3=Adams | Given3=J. | Title=All the Presidents' Names | Publisher=The Pentagon | Place=Home Base, New York | Year=2007 }}.
Result: Lincoln, A., Washington, G. & Adams, J. (2007), Template:Link, Home Base, New York: The Pentagon.
Citation examples
These examples of citation within the text are based on related citation template Template:Harvard citation, which automatically creates a one-directional link to the first matching Harvard reference on the same page:
Markup in main text:
- {{Harvard citation|Turner|1851|pp=10-11}} (full cite format)
- {{Harv|Smith|1879|p=289}} (short format)
- {{Harv|Jones|2006|loc=section 5|Ref=none}} (non-linking)
- {{Harv|Lincoln|Washington|Adams|2007|pp=88-89}} (multi-author)
Results:
- (Turner 1851, pp. 10-11)
- (Smith 1879, p. 289)
- (Jones 2006, section 5)
- (Lincoln, Washington & Adams 2007, pp. 88-89)
Notes
- Because the Harvard referencing style is based on Surname and Year, these items are mandatory in both the citation and the reference.
- If there is only one author, the parameters Surname and Given may be replaced with Last and First, respectively.
- Template is generally compatible with Template:Cite book and Template:Cite journal.
See also
- Centiare:Cite sources: Style guide
- Centiare:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations: Related templates