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Harvard (author-date) style examples

Newspaper articles

Author known

Elements of the citation

Author(s) of article - surname and initials Year of publication, 'Title of article - in single quotation marks', Newspaper name - italicised, day month, page number(s).

Citing example: In text:

Cauchi (2004) reports on the Global Amphibian Assessment study.

Reference list:
Cauchi, S 2004, 'World's green markers on the brink', The Age, 16 October, p. 10.

Author not known

Citing example: In text:

The Age (16 October 2004, p.10) reports on the Global Amphibian Assessment study.

Reference list

If the newspaper article does not have an author, do not provide details in the Reference list. Give a citation only

Newspaper article accessed from a database - format not identical to original

Citing example: In text:

Gee (2004) looks at the significance of a recent archaeological excavation on the Indonesian island of Flores.

Reference list
Gee, H 2004, 'A breed apart', The Age, 29 October, first edition, A3, viewed 10 December, 2004, http://global.factiva.com

Note: Provide the URL of the main entrance to the database service.

 

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