HARVARD CITATION & REFERENCING SYSTEM

A. BOOK
Author’s Surname + Published Year, Title of Book, Edition, Publisher, Place of
Publication.

1. One author:
Marco, J 2012, This Is A Title of Book, 3rd edn, My Book Press, Malaysia.
In-text citation:
… How are you? I’m fine, and you? (Marco 2012).

2. One author with multiple works in different year:

Douglass, A 2018, You Should Love Harry Porter Series, 4th edn, My Book Press,
Malaysia.
Douglass, A 2012, I Don’t Like Harry Porter Series, 2nd edn, My Book Press,
Malaysia.
In-text citation:
… NO!!!! Harry don’t go (Douglass 2018). Hahaha, You must die, Harry (Douglass
2012).

3. One author with multiple works in same year:

Paul, G 2017a, Blah, blah, blah!, 3rd edn, My Book Press, Malaysia.
Paul, G 2017b, Nonsense! Speak Politely, 8th edn, My Book Press, Malaysia.

In-text citation:
… Stop it! You stupid (Paul 2017a). As human being, we need to speak politely
(Paul 2017b).

4. Two or Three authors:

Marco, J, Douglass, A & Paul G 2019, Everyone Can Be A Superstar, My Book
Press, Malaysia.

Zara, P & Quiana, O 2017, You’re Impossible to Be A Superstar, My Book Press,

Malaysia.

In-text citation:
… I believe I can fly (Marco, Douglass & Paul 2019).
… We should know where our limit is (Zara & Quiana 2017).

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5. Four and more authors:

James, B, Nathalie, C, Gucci, C, Lucas, P, Edward, L. & Caro, I 2018, This Is A
Title of Book, My Book Press, Malaysia.
In-text citation:
… Nice to meet you (James et al. 2018).

B. BOOK CHAPTER (each chapter written by different author)

Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Chapter’, Editor’s Name (First Name,
then Surname), Title of Book, Edition, Publisher, Place of Publication, chapter
page number.

Example:
Allen, W 2015, ‘It is possible to discover Black Hole now!’, in JYX, Tang & LP,
Kong (eds), Daily Science and Earth, 3rd edn, My Book Press, Malaysia, pp.
10-15.
In-text citation:
… NASA recently received the latest photos… (Allen 2015).

C. ELECTRONIC BOOK
Author’s Surname + Published Year, Title of Electronic Book, Publisher (Title of
Website), Date Viewed, <URL>.

Example:
Yogurt, T 2014, Hello? Good Communication is Important, Smarter Life in Job,
viewed 10 July 2016, <http://www.smarterjoblife.org>.
In-text citation:
… communication categorised into three types which … (Yogurt 2014).

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D. JOURNAL ARTICLE
1. Printed Journal Article
Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Title of Journal, vol. ##, no.
##, article page number in particular journal.
Example:
Elle, J & Tony, F 2012, ‘Black Hole and Physic Behind’, Malaysian Science Journal,
vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 18-25.
In-text citation:
… The mystery behind Black Hole is … (Elle & Tony 2012).

2. Electronic Journal Article (online webpage)

Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Title of Journal, vol. ##, no.
##, Date Viewed, <URL>.
Example:
Elle, J 2013, ‘Biodegradable Plastic is Now Available’, Malaysian Science Journal,
vol. 53, no. 2, viewed 10 July 2016, <http://www.journal.com/science0218>.
In-text citation:
… Use plastic wisely … (Elle 2013).

3. Electronic Journal Article (with DOI)

Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Title of Journal, vol. ##, no.
##, DOI address.
Example:
Jeeyoo, L, Ji-Eun, L, Yuri, K, Lee, J, Lee, J-E & Kim, Y 2017, 'Relationship between
coffee consumption and stroke risk in Korean population: the Health
Examinees (HEXA) study', Nutrition Journal, vol. 16, pp. 1-8,
DOI:10.1186/s12937-017-0232-y.
In-text citation:
… blah blah blah … (Jeeyoo et al. 2017).

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E. WEBPAGE / WEBSITE
Author’s Surname + Published Year, Title of Webpage, Title of Website, Viewed
Date, <URL>.
Example:
Mishra, G 2014, Compressive Strength of Concrete – Cube Test, Procedure, Results,
The Constructor - Civil Engineering Home, viewed 20 Oct 2019,
<https://theconstructor.org/concrete/compressive-strength-concrete-cube-
test/1561/>.
In-text citation:
... The proportion and material for making ... (Mishra 2014).

F. NEWSPAPER / MAGAZINE
1. Printed with Author
Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Name of
Newspaper/Magazine, Date Published / vol. ##, no. ##, page number.
(volume number and issue number are for magazine)
2. Printed without Author
Corporate Name + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Name of Newspaper/Magazine,
Date Published / vol.##, no.##, page number.

3. Electronic Published
Author’s Surname + Published Year, ‘Title of Article’, Name of
Newspaper/Magazine, Date Published / vol.##, no.##, page number, Date
Viewed, <URL>.