Harvard Referencing (Australian Government Author-date style)

In-text citation:

British educator Charlotte Mason strongly encouraged teachers to get out of the way of student learning, and allow students direct access to an author’s mind (Edwards 2025:123). 

Reference List:

Author's surname Initials (Year in brackets) ‘Title of article’, Name of Journal in italics, volume number(issue number or month):page number–page number, doi:number

Example :

Edwards A (2025) 'Trusted together: a commognitive perspective on a primary source project in multivariable calculus', Mathematics Enthusiast, 22(1/2):123-147, doi:10.54870/1551-3440.1655

Note:

• In this example, the work is volume 22, issue 1/2 and it's on pages 123 to 147. 
• doi = Digital Object Identifier. If a DOI number is available for the journal article it should be included as a replacement for the database name. If a doi is not available, and the item does not come from a database, include the URL of the article instead.
• A physical journal or magazine article is referenced in the same style but without the DOI at the end. 

In-text citation:

For a work by 2 authors, include both names in the in-text citation.

For a work by 3 or more authors, use the first author’s name plus the Latin term ‘et al.’ (meaning ‘and others’). Don’t use italics for ‘et al.’. All authors’ names are included in the reference list.

You et al (2009:37) point out that the production of yarns other than cotton also involves a significant level of pollution.

OR:

A by-product of the production of synthetic fibres is nitrous oxide, which depletes the ozone layer (You et al 2009:37)

Reference list:

You S, Cheng S and Yan H (2009), 'The impact of textile industry on China's environment', International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 2(1),33-43, doi:10.1080/17543260903055141

Points to remember:

• The title of the article is written in normal type and has single quotation marks around it.
• All the words in the title of the magazine/journal (except and, of, in etc.) have an initial capital letter and are written in italics.
• 2(1) are the volume number and the issue number.  If you cannot find them give the date of publication (month or season e.g. Spring).

In-text citation:

The novel The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch is incisive on the issue of moral goodness, a subject to which Murdoch has devoted much of her life. ('Editorial Design' 2010:66).

Reference list:

'Editorial Design' (2010), Design Week, March:65-68, from EBSCOhost - Vocational Studies Complete. 

Points to remember

• The title of the article takes the place of the name of the author