Harvard Book Reference Generator

Using this simple referencing tool you can create a Harvard Book Reference in a couple of clicks.

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This tool follows Leeds Harvard. See our Harvard guide.

* Required Fields

This form accepts up to five authors. Include all authors in the reference; for longer lists, follow the guide and add the remaining names before using it.

Enter the Surname and Initials for each Author of the book

You must enter at least one Author including their first initial

Add a 2nd Author

Enter the full title of the book

You must enter the title of the book you wish to reference

Enter the year the book was published in YYYY format. Use [no date] when no publication year is available.

No date was entered. Harvard requires [no date] be entered if the Year of publication is not known. Alternatively enter the year of publication in YYYY format.

Enter the publisher’s city, for example London, if known. If no location is entered then [no place] will be automatically inserted into the final reference

Enter the details of who published the book if known. If the publisher is unknown then leave the field blank and [no publisher] will be added to the final reference automatically.

Enter the edition number of the book. You can leave this blank if it is 1st / first or if you do not know the edition

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Click the button below to generate your Harvard Book Reference and In-line Citation. Don't worry, you can come back and edit the reference if you need to correct or add any information

Leeds Harvard reference example

These invented details illustrate the format; replace them with your source.

Green, A. 2024. Food and community. 2nd ed. London: Example Press.

In-text citation

(Green, 2024)

Add a page number when citing a specific passage, for example (Green, 2024, p.108).

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