Imperial College London - Harvard Referencing Guide

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

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

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, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by Joanne K. Rowling we’d do so like this:
Imperial College London - Harvard citation:

Rowling, J.K. (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 1st edition. London, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

And an in-text citation book citation in Imperial College London - Harvard looks like this: (Rowling, 1997)

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?

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: 7 August 2020].

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: 7 August 2020].

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?

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: 7 August 2020].

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: 7 August 2020].

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

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: 7 August 2020].

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: 7 August 2020].

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

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

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: 7 August 2020].

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: 7 August 2020].

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?

An example song citation in Imperial College London - Harvard.

Lastname, F. (2000) Song Title. Album. [Online]. Available from: http://www.example.com [Accessed: 7 August 2020].

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: 7 August 2020].

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

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