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Harvard Solent Referencing Guide

Creating a reference list

Your reference list should include the full reference details for every source of information you have quoted, paraphrased or summarised (or referred to in any other way) within the body of your assignment.

This reference list goes at the end of your work.

Key points:

There are some key rules to follow when creating a reference list:

  • The reference list should be in alphabetical order of author name (that is the first author surname or first corporate author name as appropriate)
  • If you have used a source that needs to be referred to by title, the title is also the first entry in the reference list.  The title is incorporated into the alphabetical order of the reference list.
  • Every source you have provided an in-text citation for in your assignment must have one entry in the reference list.  No matter how many times you have referred to the source in your assignment, it will only need one entry in the reference list.
  • If you have more than one source by the same author, you need to list them in date order of publication with the oldest source listed first.
  • If an author has written alone and with others, the solo works are listed first followed by any joint works in alphabetical order by subsequent author name.
  • If an author has written more than one work in a year, you need to add a, b, c etc. after the year of publication in both the in-text citation and the full reference list entry so they can be linked.

Example reference list

  • ANHEIER, H.K. and Y.R. ISAR, 2012. Cities, cultural policy and governance. London: SAGE

  • BILLINGTON, M., 2008. ‘The main event’. Review of On the rocks, by D.H. Lawrence. Hampstead Theatre, London. The Guardian (Review section), 5 July, p. 19.

  • Britain’s secret charity cheats, series 2, episode 1, 2019 [TV].  iPlayer.  27 May

  • BUSCH, A., 2001. Unpacking the globalization debate: approaches, evidence and data. In: C. HAY and D. MARSH, eds. Demystifying globalization. New York: Palgrave, pp.21-48

  • GOZGOR, G. et al., 2022. The Impact of Geopolitical Risks on Tourism Supply in Developing Economies: The Moderating Role of Social Globalization. Journal of travel research, 61(4), 872–886

  • JOHNS, R., 2014. Using the law in social work. 6th ed. London: Learning Matters

  • Macbeth, 1948 [film]. Directed by Orson WELLES. USA: Republic Pictures

  • MAJEED, M.T., T. LUNI and T. TAHIR, 2022. Growing green through biomass energy consumption: the role of natural resource and globalization in a world economy. Environmental science and pollution research international, 29(22), 33657–33673

  • OPENAI CHATGPT, 2023. ChatGPT response to Lesley Smith. Available from: https://chat.openai.com/share/c48aeafb-6040-476e-bc25-18121e4f74ca [accessed 2nd October]

  • OYEVAAR, M., D. VAZQUEZ BRUST and H. van BOMMEL, 2016. Globalization and sustainable development: a business perspective. London: Palgrave

  • PARTINGTON, R., 2021.  UK Christmas retail sales worse than expected [viewed 21st January 2021].  Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/22/uk-christmas-retail-sales-worse-than-expected-covid

  • SMITH, A., 2007a. How to cite references. Southampton: Solent Publishing

  • SMITH, A., 2007b. Avoiding plagiarism. Southampton: Solent Publishing

  • SMITH-MAY, N, 2016. British woman can adopt girl found in box in Egypt, judge rules. [Twitter]. 29 November [viewed 14th November 2022].  Available from: https://twitter.com/guardian/status/803627951724068864 

 

A reference list only includes the sources you have used directly. 

If you have read other sources but not referred to them, you could include them but this will be a bibliography rather than a reference list. 

Please check with your lecturer as to whether they would prefer a reference list or bibliography.  Please see the 'Bibliographies' section for guidance as needed.

Video guide to building your reference list

The Referencing video, which is also embedded below, offers a general introduction to referencing, including how to build your reference list and construct correct citations in Harvard Solent style. There is also a quiz embedded for you to test your knowledge and a demonstration of checking your reference list to make sure that your citations are accurate:

We have also produced a written version of this guide using the script of the video which you can access below as a PDF: