Harvard Citation Style Guide

Harvard Citation Style Guide (Harvard Referencing System)

Overview

The Harvard Referencing style is widely used in business, finance, economics, and social sciences. It follows an author-date system for in-text citations and an alphabetized reference list and is particularly useful for research in international finance, banking, and global financial publications.

In-Text Citations

• Single Author: (Smith, 2020)
• Two Authors: (Taylor & Brown, 2019)
• Three or More Authors: (Johnson et al., 2021)
• Direct Quote: (Smith, 2020, p. 45)

Reference List

• Book:
  Smith, J. (2020) Global Financial Markets. New York: Academic Press.
• Journal Article:
  Taylor, R. & Brown, M. (2019) ‘Risk Management in Investment Banking’, Journal of Financial 
  Studies, 15(2), pp. 100–115. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2019.02.005.
• Website:
  Harvard University Library (2023) ‘Harvard Citation Guide’. Available at: 
  https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide.

Formatting

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
• Spacing: Double-spaced
• Margins: 1-inch
• Indentation: Hanging indent for references

Disciplines Using Harvard at UT Tyler

• Graduate Soules College of Business: Finance M.S.

Resources

• Harvard Citation Guide: https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide
• Harvard Citation Generator: https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator/harvard