Harvard referencing: a quick worked example

Harvard is an author–date style: you name the author and year in the text, and give the full details in a reference list at the end.

In the text, a paraphrase looks like (Smith, 2021) and a direct quote adds a page number, like (Smith, 2021, p. 14). The matching reference list entry gives the author, year, title, and source — ordered alphabetically by surname.

The two must always agree: every in-text citation needs a reference list entry, and vice versa. Check your department's guide, as small punctuation rules vary between Harvard variants.