Is Harvard the same as APA?

They're similar (both author-date systems) but have formatting differences. Harvard uses 'edn.' for edition, APA uses 'ed.' Capitalization and punctuation rules also differ.

Which courses use Harvard referencing?

Harvard is commonly used in UK and Australian universities across many subjects. Check your course guidelines.

Can it generate footnotes?

Harvard primarily uses in-text citations, not footnotes. For footnote styles, use our Chicago citation generator.

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What Is Harvard Referencing?

Harvard referencing uses an author-date system with specific formatting rules for different source types. Formatting citations manually is tedious and error-prone.

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Our Harvard citation generator creates properly formatted in-text citations and reference list entries. Paste a URL, ISBN, or DOI and get instant Harvard citations.

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