From September 2025, the University of Northampton will begin using Cite Them Right Harvard, and UON Harvard will be phased out. However, if you are a returning student you can continue using UON Harvard for the duration of your programme, if you prefer.
Please see the links to the UON Harvard guidance below.
There are some specific benefits to Cite Them Right Harvard. For example, if you want to use a reference management tool, such as RefWorks, MyBib, Zotero or Mendeley, you will find that Cite Them Right Harvard is provided as an output style across all of these tools. Cite Them Right Harvard also incorporates the use of DOIs (digital object identifiers) into the reference as standard, where they are available. Overall, Cite Them Right Harvard is very similar to UON Harvard, but there are some small differences, so we have created a comparison table,
Cite Them Right Harvard is very similar to UON Harvard, but there are some small differences, so we have created a comparison table, below, showing the key differences. However, there are many style variants of Harvard referencing, and you should focus on being consistent in the style you use and on providing accurate referencing that enables your reader to easily and unambiguously locate the source you used. This is more important than strict adherence to a specific Harvard style variant.
Format |
UON Harvard (old style) |
Cite Them Right Harvard (new from September 2025) |
| Book |
Cottrell, S. (2023) Critical thinking skills: effective analysis, argument and reflection. 4th ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic. |
Cottrell, S. (2023) Critical thinking skills: effective analysis, argument and reflection. 4th edn. London: Bloomsbury Academic. |
| E-book |
Note: If a book is only available as an e-book, use this format:
Format: Wijermars, M. (2018) Memory politics in contemporary Russia: television, cinema and the state [online]. London: Routledge. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351007207 [Accessed 20 May 2020].
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Note: If an e-book has publication details and page numbers, reference it as a print book, otherwise use this format: Format Orwell, G. (1945) Animal Farm. Available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-ebooks (Accessed: 3 July 2025). |
| Journal article |
Almetwally, A.A., Bin-Jumah, M. and Allam, A.A. (2020) Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(20), pp. 24815–24830. |
Almetwally, A.A., Bin-Jumah, M. and Allam, A.A. (2020) ‘Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview’, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(20), pp. 24815–24830.
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| Journal article with DOI | Note: Not included in UON Harvard. | Almetwally, A.A., Bin-Jumah, M. and Allam, A.A. (2020) ‘Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview’, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(20), pp. 24815–24830. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09042-2. |
| Website | British Trust for Ornithology (2025) Great Bustard. British Trust for Ornithology [online]. Available from: https://www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/great-bustard [Accessed 3 July 2025]. |
British Trust for Ornithology (2025) ‘Great Bustard’. Available at: https://www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/great-bustard. (Accessed 3 July 2025).
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| When there is no date |
Author, [n.d.] Flixel. [n.d.] Magical tools for visual storytelling. Available from: https://flixel.com/company/ [Accessed 1 June 2021].
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Author (no date) Flixel (no date) Magical tools for visual storytelling. Available at: https://flixel.com/company/ (Accessed: 1 June 2021). |
| When there is no author |
Anon., (date) Anon., (1990) Treasures of Britain and treasures of Ireland. London: Reader's Digest Association Ltd. |
Title of source (date) Treasures of Britain and treasures of Ireland (1990) London: Reader's Digest Association Ltd.
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