How to Cite a Book in Harvard Referencing

Aprenda o formato exato com exemplos, citações no texto e erros comuns a evitar.

Formato de citação

Modelo básico

Author(s) (Year) Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Componentes da citação

Author(s)

Last, First. Multiple: Last, First and Last, First.

Year

Publication year in parentheses.

Book Title

Italicized. Sentence case.

Edition

Edition info: 2nd edn, Revised edn, etc.

Place of Publication

City where published.

Publisher

Full publisher name.

Exemplo real

Fonte de exemplo

author

Senge, Peter M.

year

2006

title

The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization

edition

Revised and updated edn

place

New York

publisher

Doubleday

Citação formatada

Senge, Peter M. (2006) The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. Revised and updated edn. New York: Doubleday.

Citação no texto

(Senge 2006)

(Author Year) or (Author Year: page)

Erros comuns

Incorreto:

(Senge, 2006) - using comma between author and year

Correto:

(Senge 2006) - use space, not comma

Por quê: Harvard uses space between author and year in in-text citations.

Incorreto:

Senge, P. M. (2006). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Revised edn. New York, USA: Doubleday.

Correto:

Senge, Peter M. (2006) The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. Revised and updated edn. New York: Doubleday.

Por quê: Use full first names, sentence case for title, (Year) not (Year), and don't include country unless necessary.

Incorreto:

The Fifth Discipline by Senge, Peter M., 2006. Doubleday, New York.

Correto:

Senge, Peter M. (2006) The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. Revised and updated edn. New York: Doubleday.

Por quê: Use Author (Year) Title format. Place of publication comes before publisher with colon between them.

Perguntas frequentes

Do I need to include the place of publication?

Yes, Harvard requires: Place of publication: Publisher.

What if there are multiple publishers or places?

List the first one: New York: Doubleday. Or list all if important to your research.

How do I format edition information?

Include after title: 2nd edn, Revised edn, etc. Omit 'edn' for first editions.

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