Free Harvard Referencing Generator

Harvard referencing is widely used in UK and Australian universities. Our generator follows the popular Cite Them Right variant of Harvard.

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About Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Harvard referencing is widely used in UK and Australian universities. Our generator follows the popular Cite Them Right variant of Harvard.

Example Harvard citation format

Once you paste a DOI above, you'll see an example formatted in Harvard style. The same data can be rendered in APA, MLA, Chicago or Harvard with a single click.

When to use this style — and how to get it right

The Harvard referencing generator follows the Cite Them Right variant of Harvard, the most widely accepted version at UK, Irish and Australian universities. Harvard uses author-date in-text citations like (Smith, 2024) and a reference list ordered alphabetically by surname. Our generator handles edition statements, multi-author et al. rules, online sources with no date, and "accessed" dates for websites.

Use it for Harvard reference list, Harvard reference for a website, Harvard book citation, Cite Them Right Harvard generator, Harvard bibliography for a dissertation.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Harvard generator free?

Yes. The Citation Generator is free to use. You only need to sign up if you want to save citations into a Project.

Where does the data come from?

We query Crossref, the largest open registry of scholarly DOIs, and render the output through the official Citation Style Language.

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