Harvard Citation Generator

Build Cite Them Right 13th-baseline Harvard references and in-text citations, manage a full source list, import DOI/ISBN/BibTeX/RIS metadata, and export a submission-ready References workflow while keeping institutional variants explicit.

Harvard Reference Studio — Cite Them Right 13th baseline

Build reference-list and in-text citations from one visible source record, then keep sources in a browser-local project, import DOI/ISBN/BibTeX/RIS metadata, resolve same-author same-year suffixes, and export a hanging-indent References list. Harvard is not one universal standard, so the Studio names its baseline instead of hiding institutional variation.

Cite Them Right 13th baseline14 source workflowsReference + in-textDOI / ISBN lookup50-ID batchBibTeX / RIS importSame-year a/b suffixesLocal projects6 export formatsPortable shareNo account

Source typePublication dateLocator type

Authors / organisations — one per lineTitleJournal / site / book / seriesPublisher / producerPlace of publicationEditors — one per lineEditionVolumeIssuePage rangeReport / standard numberDegreeInstitutionDOIURLAccessed dateQuote / pinpoint locator

Reference-list entry

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Parenthetical in-text

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Narrative in-text

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Enter source metadata to begin.

Cite Them Right 13th baseline. Check your university or module guide for local Harvard variants.

Autofill with explicit identifiers

DOI lookup uses Crossref and ISBN lookup uses Open Library. Arbitrary webpage scraping is intentionally not claimed. Imported metadata is evidence to review, not a substitute for checking the source you actually used.

Nothing is looked up until you choose Lookup.

Batch DOI / ISBN import

Paste up to 50 unique identifiers, one per line. Supported records are added to the managed source list and remain editable before export.

Reference list & project workflow

0 saved references. The list is alphabetised at export and same-author same-year groups receive deterministic a/b/c suffixes by title.

Project nameSaved browser-local projects (0)

Harvard referencing: use a named variant, not a mystery style

There is no single universal Harvard manualUniversities and departments publish variants. This Studio uses a Cite Them Right 13th-edition baseline and keeps a visible warning to check the guide required by your course, journal or institution.

No author and no date are deliberate statesIf no author or editor can be identified after checking carefully, the title takes the author position. If no publication or creation date can be found, the citation uses “no date” rather than inventing a year.

Pinpoint quotationsA direct quotation should include a locator when one exists. The Studio distinguishes p., pp., chapter, section and timestamp locators instead of forcing every source into a page-number field.

Page ranges belong where the source type needs themChapter and serial-article records expose page ranges in the reference list. The metadata audit warns when these source types are missing pages.

Identifier lookup is reviewable evidenceDOIs are resolved through Crossref and ISBNs through Open Library. The provider is retained with the saved record so you can distinguish imported metadata from manually verified fields.

Reference-list mechanics matterExports alphabetise sources, apply deterministic a/b/c suffixes for the same author and year, and provide a hanging-indent HTML/RTF handoff. You can still edit every source before submission.

Current reference point: Bloomsbury lists Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide as the 13th edition, published in 2025. UWE Bristol states that Cite Them Right Harvard is its main referencing standard from September 2026 and explicitly notes that Harvard has variants. Its public guidance also covers missing author/date/place, pinpoint page locators and page-range expectations. Cite Them Right 13th edition · UWE Cite Them Right Harvard guidance. Always follow the specific guide assigned to your work.

Accuracy boundary

A citation generator can format only the metadata it receives. WebToolArc keeps manual inputs visible, distinguishes explicit DOI/ISBN lookups from arbitrary webpage scraping, and recommends checking instructor, journal, institutional, and source-specific exceptions before submission.