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Reference List layout: suggested format for GCU Harvard referencing

 

Books

Author/Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

You present that information as follows:

Layout examples:

Autistic Association. 2002, Understanding Autism, 3rd edn, Campion, London.
Kirk, J. (ed.) 1999, Worlds Apart, Enterprise, Florida.
Rymer, J. 2001, Nottingham Forest – Dream Team, Blackwell, London.

If there are more than six authors you should use et al.

Layout example:

Tolson, D., Nolan, M., Ferguson, D., Brown, J., Begley, P., Cole, S., et al. 2010, Partnership in practice project. Developing an intervention to promote partnerships between cared for individuals, family carers and community nurses,   Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow.

Journal articles

Author
Year of publication
Title of journal article
Title of journal
(this should be in italics)
Volume number preceded by vol.
Part number
preceded by no.
Page number(s) of the article
preceded by pp.

You present the information as follows:

Example

Picard, J. 2001, "Logistics and the Borg", Starbug Tribune, Vol. 36, no.4, pp. 44 - 49.

E-journal articles

Author
Year of publication
Title of journal article
Title of journal
(this should be in italics)
[Online]
Volume number preceded by vol.
Part number
preceded by no.
Page number(s) of the article
preceded by pp.
Available at: database name or URL
[Date of access]

You present that information as follows:

Example

Smith, B. 2002, "Time to go Home", Journal of Hyperactivity, [online] Vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 122 - 123. Available at: PubMed [Accessed 6 June 2002].

Alternatively

Smith, B. 2002, "Time to go Home", Journal of Hyperactivity, [online] Vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 122 - 123 Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed [Accessed 6 June 2002].

 

Interviews

Broadcast interviews

Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
Title of interview
(if any)
Title of programme (this should be in italics)
(Date)
Time
Production information

You present that information as follows:

Example

Blair, Tony (2001) Interview, In: Tonight. TV, BBC2. 2001, March 21st 23.00 hrs.

Personal interviews

Name of person interviewed
Interviewed by: Name of interviewer
(Date)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Potter, P. Interviewed by: Snape, S. (11th June 2006)

 

Chapters in books

Author of the chapter
Year of publication
"Title of chapter" followed by, In:
Title (this should be in italics)
Editor (if it is an editor always put ed. before the name)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

Page numbers

You present that information as follows:

Layout example:

Ferguson, D. 2008, “Rehabilitation.” in: Occupational Health Nursing, ed. K. Oakley, 2nd edn, Wiley, Chichester,  pp. 253 -270.

Conference proceedings

Published conference proceedings with author or editor(s):

Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Organisation
Title
(this should be in italics)
Publisher
Place of publication
Page numbers

You present the information as follows:

Example of entire conference proceedings

Ryker, W. 2002, Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Enterprise, Aberdeen..

Paper in a conference proceeding

Author
Year of publication
"Title of conference paper"

Title of conference (in italics)
Author / Editor
(if it is an editor always put (ed.) before the name)
Publisher
Place of publication
Page numbers

You present the information as follows:

Example of individual paper from conference proceedings

Oliver, R. 2002, "Winning the toss and electing to bat: maximising the opportunities of online learning", Proceedings of the 9th improving student learning conference, ed. C. Rust, OUP, Oxford, pp. 35.


Unpublished conference proceedings

Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put ed. before the name)
Year of publication
Organisation
Title (this should be in italics)
Unpublished conference proceedings
Where the proceedings can be found

You present the information as follows:

Example

Ryker, W. 2002, Federation Council. The astrologics of warp engines. Unpublished conference proceedings. Institution of Aerospace, London.

N.B. If no author or editor is given on the title page the name of the conference is cited first in italics.

World Wide Web

Author / Editor / Corporate Author
Year
Title
(this should be in italics)
[online]
Available at: URL
[Date of access]

You present that information as follows:

Example

Edelson, S. (no date) Asperger's Syndrome. [online] Available from: http://www.autism.org/asperger.html [Accessed 19th September 2002].

N.B. If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.

Library Services: Glasgow Caledonian University. 2010, [online]. Available at: http://www.gcal.ac.uk/library/ [Accessed 10th October 2007].

Personal communication

Name of practitioner
Subject or title of message
Type of communication
Date the information was provided

You present that information as follows:

Example

Mullholland, J. Our learning policy, (Letter, Personal communication, 26th April, 2004).

Books that have been translated

Author/Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Trans (followed by the name of the person who translated the book)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
Publisher
Place of publication
(if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

You present that information as follows:

Layout example:

Kawanishi, M. 2002, The History of Japan, Trans. Bean, S., Hakodate Publishing, Hakodate.

Reports

Author or name of issuing body
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics if a separate element)
(Report numbe): (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)
Publisher
Place of piblication

You present that information as follows:

Example

World Health Organisation. 2005, Voluntary Projects in East Africa. (FK3- 2678459) HMSO, Geneva.

Emails

Sender
(Sender's email address)
Day Month Year
Subject of message
(this should be in italics)
Email to: recipient's name
(Recipient's email address)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Lowman, D. (deborah_lowman@pbsinc.com), 4 April 2000. RE: Procite and Internet References. E-Mail to P. Cross (pcross@bournemouth.ac.uk).

Presentations/lectures at conferences/meetings

Author
Year
Title of presentation / lecture

Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location

You present that information as follows:

Example

Yoda, M. 2005, Code of Ethics for the Jedi: are they outdated?, Presented at the Annual Jedi Conference. Coruscant.

Online version

Author
Year
Title of presentation / lecture

Presented at the conference / meeting title (this should be in italics)
Conference / meeting location
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access]

You present that information as follows:

Example

Solo, H. 2004, Light speed and prevailing problems, Presented at the School of Aeronautics. London. [Online] Available from: http://starwars.org.uk [Accessed 20 May 2005].

Books written in a foreign language

Author / Editor: if it is an editor always put (ed.) after the name
Year of publication: in brackets
Title
: in italics
[Title in original language]: this should be in italics
Series title and number: if part of a series
Edition: if not the first edition
Place of publication: if there is more than one place listed, use the first named
Publisher

Example 1

Milani, F. (2001) The Phantom of the Opera. [Le Fantome de L'Opera] Paris, LeRoux.

White and Green Papers

Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Organisation
Report number: (this should be followed by the actual number in figures)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Leatherwood, S. 2002, Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Report number: 63.

Podcasts

Title podcast (this should be in italics)
Year
Podcast
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access & GMT]
(this should include hour, minute & seconds)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Nature podcast, 2006, Podcast [Online] Available from: http://www.nature.com/environmental/index.html. [Accessed 25 May 2006. GMT 18: 11:06 ].

Maps

Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Scale
Series title and number
(if part of a series)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Geographical Survey of Great Britain. 1972, Brighton, 1:50.000. AA Publishing, London.

E-books

Author / Editor (if it is an editor always put (ed.) before the name)
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Series title and number (if part of a series)
Edition (if not the first edition)
[online]
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)
Available from: database name or URL
[Date of access]

You present the information as follows:

Example

Daly, J. & MyiLibrary, 2005. Professional nursing : concepts, issues, and challenges. Springer, New York, NY.  [online] Available from: http://www.myilibrary.com?id=181155&Ref=Athens [Accessed on 26th March 2010].

Statutory instruments

Title (this should be in italics)
Year of publication
The abbreviation: SI
Statutory instrument number
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

You present that information as follows:

Example

The Public Contract Regulations 2006, 2006, SI 2006/5, TSO (The Stationary Office), London.

Weblogs (Blogs)

Author / Corporate Author
Day/Month/Year
Title
(this should be in italics)
Weblog
[Online]
Available from: URL
[Date of access & GMT]
(this should include hour, minute & seconds)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Tyler, R. 16/06/2006, The Mechanical interface of the Tardis. Weblog. [Online] Available from: http://www.darlikcity.org/publication3.html [Accessed 19th April 2006. GMT 07:49:37].

N.B. If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.

Wikis

Wikis are online tools for creating content collaboratively with others. Wikipedia is one example.

Author / Editor / Corporate Author: If there is no author or corporate author use the title of the document as the main point of reference.
Date of last edit
: in brackets
Title
: in italics
[Online]
Available from:
URL
[Date of access & GMT]: this should include hour, minute & seconds

Example 1
WikiFido. (2nd June 2007) Dog Breeds. [Online] Available from: http://www.wikifido.com/page/Dog+Breeds [Accessed 10th August 2006. GMT 17:49:37].

Theses

Author
Year of publication
Title
(this should be in italics)
Academic institution

You present the information as follows:

Example

Singleton, K. 2010, The functional characterisation of the acidic domain of N- Arginine Dibasic Convertase, Glasgow Caledonian University.

Wood, B.M. 2009, Design as an economic development enabler, Glasgow Caledonian University.

Patents

Author
Year of publication
Title (this should be in italics)
Patent number
(Patent)

You present that information as follows:

Example

Wetting, W. 1995, Fluke board varient of surf board – has extension in shape of lobe of dolphin’s tail attached by joint to underside of board, DE4412911-A1 (Patent).

Multimedia

Recordings from the TV

Example

World in Action. (1995) All work and no play. [Video:VHS] London, ITV, 21st January.


Video recordings: commercial

Example

Fragile Earth, 5 (1982) South American Wetland:Pantanal. [Video:VHS] Henley,Watchword Video.

DVD recordings: commercial

Example

Hawking, S.,W., (1994). A brief history of time: an interactive adventure [DVD]. Crunch Media.

Audio cassettes

Example

British Diabetic Association. (2002) Guidelines on Nutrition. [Audio Cassette] London, BDA.

CD-ROMs

Author (if no author is available use 'Anon')
(Year of publication)
Title of information used
CD-ROM title (this should be in italics)
[CD-ROM]
Place of publication
Publisher

You present that information as follows:

Example

Anon. (2002) Heart Attack. Mass, Encyclopaedia Britannica. [CD-ROM] Britannica.

Films

Title of film (this should be in italics)
(Year)
[Film]
Director
place of production and Production company

You present that information as follows:

Example

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (2002) [Film] Directed by: Chris Columbus. USA, Warner Brothers.

Standards

Standard Body/Institution
Year of publication
Standard number
Title
(this should be in italics)
Publisher
Place of publication (if there is more than one place listed, use the first named)

You present the information as follows:

Example

British Standards Institution, 1998, BS 5950-5:1998, Structural use of steelwork in building: code of practice for design of cold formed thin gauge sections, BSI, London.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1998, IEEE Std 1016-1998, I EEE recommended practice for software design descriptions, IEEE, New York.

Newspaper articles

Print copy

Reporter

Year
Title of article
Title of newspaper
(this should be in italics)
(Day and month of publication)

Page number(s) of article (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' when there are multiple pages)

You present the information as follows:

Example

Brown, A. 1995, The health of the nation in crisis, Scotland on Sunday, June 4, p.5.
           
Regeneration 'continuing'. 2008, The Plymouth Evening Herald. Jul 18, p. 4.

Helen, R. A. E. 2008, Fit for the festivities. Evening Chronicle. Dec 1, p. 2.

Online copy

Reporter

Year of publication
Title of article
Title of newspaper
(this should be in italics)
Month and day of publication
[Online]
Page number(s) of article (use 'p.' before a single page number and 'pp.' when there are multiple pages)
Available from: URL
[Date of access]

You present the information as follows:

Example

Paakkinen, Jouni. 2002, All Singing, All Dancing. The Springfield Times. Oct 16, [Online] Available from: http://www.snpp.com/news.html#songbook [Accessed 15th November 2002].

N.B. Some publishers just use the initial of the first name of author(s)/editor(s), others may use the full name. Always follow the format of the publisher you are referring to. If there is no author/editor use the name of the newspaper as a corporate author.