ARU Harvard
ARU students are now required to use the Cite Them Right style of Harvard referencing, see our Cite Them Right page.The full guide has two sections. In the first part we show you how to cite a reference in the text of your assignment, in the second part we have included instructions for each of the main source types such as books or web pages. Examples are given in red. Any similarities with published works are coincidental.
For more advice on academic writing, please visit the Study Skills Plus Canvas page.
MAIN GUIDE PART 2: THE REFERENCE LIST
USING BOOKS, JOURNALS AND NEWSPAPERS
PDF documents
For a pdf version of, for example, a Government publication or similar which is freely available:
The required elements for a reference are:
Authorship, Year. Title of documents. [type of medium] Place of publication (if known): Publisher. Followed by Available at: include web address or URL for the actual pdf, where available [Accessed date].
The required elements for a reference are:
Authorship, Year. Title of documents. [type of medium] Place of publication (if known): Publisher. Followed by Available at: include web address or URL for the actual pdf, where available [Accessed date].
Bank of England, 2008. Inflation Report. [pdf] Bank of England. Available at: <http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/inflationreport/ir08nov.pdf>
[Accessed 20 April 2009].
Department of Health, 2008. Health inequalities: progress and next steps. [pdf] London: Department of Health. Available at: <http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085307> [Accessed 9 June 2008].
Department of Health, 2008. Health inequalities: progress and next steps. [pdf] London: Department of Health. Available at: <http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085307> [Accessed 9 June 2008].
USING OTHER SOURCE TYPES
Anonymised or confidential material
To maintain confidentiality in a written piece of work it may be necessary to anonymise references and citations to avoid the possible identification of individuals. The required elements for a reference are:
Authorship/Organisation, Year. Full title of document. Publisher.
Authorship/Organisation, Year. Full title of document. Publisher.
Anonymised NHS Trust, 2020. Infection control policy. Anonymised NHS Trust.