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Write it Right - A guide to Harvard referencing style

Journal article from TUS online databases

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Looking at the uptake of electric vehicles in Ireland, O’Neill et al. (2019, p. 125) point out that ‘an apparent reluctance to act against diesel, despite its air quality related public health consequences, has also set back progress’.

O’Neill, E., Moore, D., Kelleher, L. and Brereton, F. (2019) 'Barriers to electric vehicle uptake in Ireland: perspectives of car-dealers and policy-makers', Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(1), pp. 118-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2018.12.005  

Author(s) name, initial(s). (year of publication) 'Title of article', Title of Journal, Volume(Issue number), [or] (date/month of publication) [in the absence of volume and issue], page numbers (if available). doi.

Journal article from a website

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‘Solar power is known as one of the most common renewable energy resources all over the world’ (Tabrizi and Rahmani, 2021).

Tabrizi, A. and Rahmani, M. (2021) 'Assessing and evaluating reliability of single-stage PV inverters', Journal of Renewable Energy & Environment, 8(1). Available at: 10.30501/JREE.2020.237113.1123 (Accessed: 30 April 2021).

Author(s) name, initial(s). (year of publication) 'Title of article', Title of Journal, Volume(Issue number), [or] (date/month of publication) [in the absence of volume and issue], page numbers (if available). Available at: web address (Accessed: date).

Online magazine

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According to Kilcline (2019) ‘offshore wind must play a central role in delivering Ireland’s 2030 renewables targets and power the low-carbon revolution Ireland requires’.

Kilcline, B. (2019) 'Building for the future', Renewable Energy Magazine 2019, (November). Available at: https://www.energy ireland.ie/building-for-the-future/ (Accessed: 19 April 2021).

Author(s) name, initial(s). (year of publication) 'Title of article', Title of Magazine, Volume(Issue number), [or] (date/month of publication) [in the absence of volume and issue], page numbers (if available). Available at: web address (Accessed: date).

Journal on a VLE (Moodle)

For journal articles where you have all the required elements for the reader to track the article down, you should simply cite and reference the article as in the examples above.

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