How to Cite Web Sources in Harvard Style

In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:

  • Red – Author
  • Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
  • Pink – Date
  • Orange – Website/Publisher
  • Green – Title of journal
  • Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
  • Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)

Page/Document on World Wide Web

Be sure not to use quotation marks for the title of an article, but make it italicized.

Example:

Verlet, J.R.R. (2021) Dynamics of anion formation. Available at: http://www.verlet.net/edc.html (Accessed: 1 May 2024).

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Document on World Wide Web (no author)

Example:

Seven steps for effective leadership development (2022) Available at: http://www.oracle.com/us/media1/steps-effective-leadership-dev-1657106.pdf (Accessed: 23 April 2024).

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Document on World Wide Web (no date)

Use [no date] without any capitalization.

Example:

Ricketts, K. (no date) Leadership vs. management. Available at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/elk1/elk1103/elk1103 (Accessed: 1 May 2024).

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Image on World Wide Web

Example:

Ashmead, J. (2024) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-illustration-icons-2190067455 (Accessed: 25 April 2024).

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Image on World Wide Web (no date)

Example:

Ashmead, J. (no date) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-vector-illustration-2190065077 (Accessed: 30 April 2024).

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Standard

Note:

  • do not forget to add the whole code of a standard even though it repeats the year of publication.

Example:

British Standards Institution (2021) BS EN IEC 60068-2-13:2021: Environmental testing. Tests. Test M: low air pressure. Available at: https://bsol-bsigroup-com (Accessed: 30 April 2024).

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Blog

Be sure to add the whole date when the blog post was published.

Example:

Davies, C. (2020) ‘Inspiring thursday: Greta Thunberg’, Wave blog, 24 October. Available at: https://blog.wave-network.org/inspiring-thursday (Accessed: 1 May 2024).

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Online newspaper from a website

Example:

Vyas, M. (2024) ‘From boardrooms to law firms: general counsels eye law firm opportunities’, The Economic Times, 29 April. Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/from-boardrooms-to-law-firms-general-counsels-eye-law-firm-opportunities/articleshow/109688973.cms (Accessed: 1 May 2024).

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