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Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines: Books with one author

Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines

Books with one author

The required elements for the reference are:

Author Surname, INITIALS. (Year) Title of book. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

Reference List

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment - 1st edition:

Shihab, P. (2009) Numeracy in nursing and healthcare: calculations and practice. Harlow: Pearson Education.

In-text citation

Example 1 - where the author's name occurs naturally in the sentence

In general, when writing for a professional publication, it is essential to make reference to other relevant published work. This view was supported in the work of Shihab (2014).

 

Reference List

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment - 2nd or subsequent edition: 

Taylor, B.J. (2006) Reflective practice: a guide for nurses and midwives. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

In-text citation

Example 1 - where the author's name does not occur naturally in the sentence

The percentage of human body fluid decreases with increasing age (Taylor 2006).

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