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The Open University Harvard Citation Generator

Create accurate The Open University Harvard citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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We'll automatically detect the type and fetch metadata. Paste one identifier per line to cite a whole list at once.

The Open University Harvard citation examples

The same three sources formatted in The Open University 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, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 145–162 [Online]. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book
Okafor, A. (2019) The craft of research writing, 2nd edn, Cambridge, University Press.
Website
Larsen, S. (2023) How peer review works [Online]. Available at https://www.example.org/peer-review (Accessed 10 January 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera and Chen, 2021)

About The Open University Harvard

Citation style for The Open University Harvard. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use The Open University Harvard: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Open University Harvard style. Common in: International.

How to use this The Open University 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 "The Open University 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 The Open University Harvard

What is The Open University Harvard?
Citation style for The Open University Harvard. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use The Open University Harvard?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the The Open University Harvard style.
What does an in-text citation look like in The Open University Harvard?
The Open University 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 The Open University Harvard reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in The Open University Harvard looks like this: Rivera, M. and Chen, D. (2021) “The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice,” Journal of Scholarly Communication, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 145–162 [Online]. DOI: 10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a The Open University 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 The Open University Harvard as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.