Imperial College London - Harvard Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Sun, May 15 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Imperial College London - Harvard style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Imperial College London - Harvard citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Imperial College London - Harvard.

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How do you cite a book in the Imperial College London - Harvard referencing style? (2022 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Imperial College London - Harvard

Here’s an example book citation in Imperial College London - Harvard using placeholders:

Last Name, F.N. (2000) Title. Edition. Editor First Name Editor Last Name (ed.). City, Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Imperial College London - Harvard citation:

Angelou, M. (1969) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st edition. New York, Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Imperial College London - Harvard looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Imperial College London - Harvard citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Imperial College London - Harvard format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Imperial College London - Harvard

Here’s a Imperial College London - Harvard journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author3 LastnameA.F. (2000) Title. Container. [Online] Volume (Issue), pages Used. Available from: doi:DOI [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

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 Imperial College London - Harvard:

Petit, C. & Sieffermann, J. (2007) Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Online] 18 (1), 161-172. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008 [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in Imperial College London - Harvard style?

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

Here’s an Imperial College London - Harvard example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA.F. & Author2 LastnameA.F. (2000) Title. [Online]. 1 January 2000. Available from: https://www.example.com [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. (2008) Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. [Online]. 5 November 2008. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Imperial College London - Harvard in 2022

Have you discovered something while watching a Youtube channel or video and would like to know how to reference it in Imperial College London - Harvard? Here’s how

Here’s a Imperial College London - Harvard citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName (2000) Title. [Online]. 1 January 2000. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

So how to cite a video Imperial College London - Harvard?

Pixar (2015) Pizza Clip — Inside Out. [Online]. 3 June 2015. YouTube. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Imperial College London - Harvard referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Imperial College London - Harvard

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 Imperial College London - Harvard.

Lastname, F. (2000) Title. [Online]. Available from: http://www.example.com [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

Podcast referencing example in Imperial College London - Harvard using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life (2018) 640: Five Women. [Online]. Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Imperial College London - Harvard referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Imperial College London - Harvard

An example song citation in Imperial College London - Harvard.

Lastname, F. (2000) Song Title. Album. [Online]. Available from: http://www.example.com [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Imperial College London - Harvard:

The Beatles (1969) Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. [Online]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150 [Accessed: 17 May 2022].

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Imperial College London - Harvard Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)