What does a SAGE Harvard reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in SAGE Harvard looks like this: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.

How can I generate a SAGE Harvard citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select SAGE Harvard as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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SAGE Harvard citation examples

The same three sources formatted in SAGE Harvard — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.
Book: Okafor A (2019) The Craft of Research Writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press.
Website: Larsen S (2023) How peer review works. Available at: https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 10 January 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): (Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About SAGE Harvard

SAGE Publications Harvard citation style.

When to use SAGE Harvard: SAGE journals in social sciences and education. Common in: International.

How to use this SAGE Harvard generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "SAGE Harvard" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about SAGE Harvard

What is SAGE Harvard?: SAGE Publications Harvard citation style.
When should I use SAGE Harvard?: SAGE journals in social sciences and education.
What does an in-text citation look like in SAGE Harvard?: SAGE Harvard is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera and Chen, 2021)
What does a SAGE Harvard reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in SAGE Harvard looks like this: Rivera M and Chen D (2021) The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 12(3): 145–162.
How can I generate a SAGE Harvard citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select SAGE Harvard as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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