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A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

Book ( Edited)

Follow the format below for an edited book regardless of whether it was accessed as a print or electronic copy.

In-text reference example

As suggested by the essays compiled by Sabor (2015), it is evident…

The collection of essays give an overview of the work... (Sabor 2015).

 

Reference list format

EDITOR(S), ed(s)., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

SABOR, P., ed., 2015. The Cambridge companion to 'Emma'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

 


Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section. 

Include the details of both editors in the in-text citations and the full reference list.

Only the first editor surname is reversed in the full reference list entry.

 

In-text reference examples

Vidic and Greene (2024) have referred to the concern... 

It is clear that there is a concern around the "extreme information overload" (Vidic and Greene 2024, p.35).

 

Reference list format

AUTHOR SURNAME, Initial. and Initial. AUTHOR SURNAME, eds., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

The format for adding two authors to a full reference is shown below.  
 

VIDIC, P. and L. GREENE, eds., 2024. [Add full reference details for the source type after the author following the format above]

 


Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section. 

Include the details of all three editors in both the in-text citations and the full reference list.

Only the first editor surname is reversed in the full reference list entry.

 

In-text reference examples

Rosa, Harris and Weyers (2021) have referred to the concern... 

It is clear that there is a concern around the "extreme information overload" (Rosa, Harris and Weyers 2021)...

 

Reference list format

AUTHOR SURNAME, Initial., Initial. AUTHOR SURNAME and Initial. AUTHOR SURNAME, eds., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

The format for adding three authors to a full reference is shown below.  
 

ROSA, L., P. HARRIS and T. WEYERS, eds., 2021. [Add full reference details for the source type after the author following the format above]

 


Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section. 

If your source has four or more editors, just include the first editor in both the in-text citation and full reference list entry.  You will need to add et al. after the first editor to indicate there were multiple additional editors.

 

In-text reference examples

Svoen et al. (2023) have referred to the concern... 

It is clear that there is a concern around the "extreme information overload" (Svoen et al. 2023)...

 

Reference list format

AUTHOR SURNAME, Initial. et al.eds., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

The format for adding four or more authors to a full reference is shown below.  

SVOEN, L. et al., eds., 2023. [Add full reference details for the source type after the author following the format above]

 


Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section. 

A source may potentially have a corporate editor rather than an individual or several people named as editor.

A corporate editor is an organisation or company, for example, that compiled and edited the information source.

Add a corporate editor by including the full name both in your in-text citation and in your full reference list.

 

In-text reference example

…aims to provide a top-class university education for all those qualified and able to benefit (Southampton Solent University 2015).

 

Reference list format

CORPORATE EDITOR, ed., Year of publication. Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

The format for adding a corporate editor to a full reference is shown below.  
 

SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY, ed., 2015.  [Add full reference details for the source type after the author following the format above]

 


Page numbers in your in-text references 

You may want to include the page number or number range indicating where you found the information you are referring to for some sources. For guidance on how to do this see the ‘Page numbers for in-text references’ section.