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A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

A-Z Harvard Solent Referencing examples

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In-text reference example

Include the act, scene and line number in the in-text reference along with the playwright and year of publication:

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” (Shakespeare 1968, 3.1:1).

The famous quotation from Shakespeare (1968, 3.1:1) stating “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” conveys...

 

Reference list format

PLAYWRIGHT SURNAME, Initial., Year of publication.  Title of play.  Editor details (if given).  Place of publication: Publisher

 

Reference list example

SHAKESPEARE, W., 1968.  Henry V. Edited by A.R. HUMPHREYS.  London: Penguin

 


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 authors in the in-text citations and the full reference list.

Only the first author 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, Year of publication. Title of play.  Editor details (if given).  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, 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 authors in both the in-text citations and the full reference list.

Only the first author 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, Year of publication. Title of play.  Editor details (if given).  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, 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 authors, just include the first author in both the in-text citation and full reference list entry.  You will need to add et al. after the first author to indicate there were multiple additional authors.

 

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., Year of publication. Title of play.  Editor details (if given).  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., 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.