SAGE - Harvard Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)

How do you cite a book in the SAGE - Harvard referencing style? (2024 Guide)

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a book in SAGE - Harvard follow these simple steps

Here’s an example book citation in SAGE - Harvard using placeholders: So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
SAGE - Harvard citation: And an in-text citation book citation in SAGE - Harvard looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the SAGE - Harvard citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in SAGE - Harvard format?

Citing formats are used to recognize related literary pieces and to mention references used. To cite any paper in SAGE - Harvard, follow these easy steps

Here’s a SAGE - Harvard journal citation example using placeholders: So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in SAGE - Harvard: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann, 2007)


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How to cite a website in a paper in SAGE - Harvard style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in SAGE - Harvard. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an SAGE - Harvard example website reference: To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website: And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video SAGE - Harvard in 2024

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in SAGE - Harvard

Here’s a SAGE - Harvard citation YouTube video example: So how to cite a video SAGE - Harvard? And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using SAGE - Harvard referencing style

Did you know there are over 50 million podcast episodes out in the world for you to listen to? If you want to cite one in SAGE - Harvard, here’s how

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in SAGE - Harvard. Podcast referencing example in SAGE - Harvard using “This American Life” episode 640: And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using SAGE - Harvard referencing style?

Many people think that referencing songs or lyrics to songs isn’t common practise. That’s why we’re here to make it as simple and easy for you to reference a song in SAGE - Harvard. This is all you need

An example song citation in SAGE - Harvard. Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in SAGE - Harvard: And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)