Harvard Referencing

Harvard Referencing 

Harvard referencing is also known as parenthetical referencing. It was invented by Edward Laurens Mark, who is a professor of anatomy in the zoological department of Harvard University. It dates back to 1881, where Mark was writing a paper on a garden slug.

Hard referencing is a way to credit people for there work when used in your own or someone else's. This can be magazines, newspapers, images, articles etc. By doing this you must clearly identify were you got the source from, if its a quote or paraphrasing. This is essential in staying away from being accused of plagiarism 

You Harvard reference by including the name of the author or initials. You add the name of the article, in-between quotation marks. Name of journal, in italics. Also any dates and publication information you can find like volumes or numbers.