How to Cite Web Sources in Harvard Style
In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Green – Title of journal
- Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Page/Document on World Wide Web
Be sure not to use quotation marks for the title of an article, but make it italicized.
Verlet, J.R.R. (2021) Dynamics of anion formation. Available at: http://www.verlet.net/edc.html (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Document on World Wide Web (no author)
Seven steps for effective leadership development (2022) Available at: http://www.oracle.com/us/media1/steps-effective-leadership-dev-1657106.pdf (Accessed: 23 April 2024).
Document on World Wide Web (no date)
Use [no date] without any capitalization.
Ricketts, K. (no date) Leadership vs. management. Available at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/elk1/elk1103/elk1103 (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Image on World Wide Web
Ashmead, J. (2024) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-illustration-icons-2190067455 (Accessed: 25 April 2024).
Image on World Wide Web (no date)
Ashmead, J. (no date) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [Digital art]. Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/maslows-hierarchy-needs-vector-illustration-2190065077 (Accessed: 30 April 2024).
Standard
Note:
- do not forget to add the whole code of a standard even though it repeats the year of publication.
British Standards Institution (2021) BS EN IEC 60068-2-13:2021: Environmental testing. Tests. Test M: low air pressure. Available at: https://bsol-bsigroup-com (Accessed: 30 April 2024).
Blog
Be sure to add the whole date when the blog post was published.
Davies, C. (2020) ‘Inspiring thursday: Greta Thunberg’, Wave blog, 24 October. Available at: https://blog.wave-network.org/inspiring-thursday (Accessed: 1 May 2024).
Online newspaper from a website
Vyas, M. (2024) ‘From boardrooms to law firms: general counsels eye law firm opportunities’, The Economic Times, 29 April. Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/hr-policies-trends/from-boardrooms-to-law-firms-general-counsels-eye-law-firm-opportunities/articleshow/109688973.cms (Accessed: 1 May 2024).