Guidelines for Harvard Referencing System - Trinity College Dublin

Example 1 - please take note of the punctuation used:
Goldsmith L., Skirton H. & Webb C. (2008) Informed consent to healthcare interventions in
people with learning disabilities – an integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 64(6),
549-563.
Example 2 - please take note of the punctuation used:
Wheeler R. (2006) Gillick or Fraser? A plea for consistency over competence in children.
British Medical Journal 332, 807.
Example 3 - please take note of the punctuation used:
Johnson M., Steward H., Langdon R., Kelly P. & Yong L. (2005) A comparison of the outcomes
of partnership caseload midwifery and standard hospital care in low risk mothers. Australian
Journal of Advanced Nursing 22, 21-27.
6.5 Referencing a publication by a government agency or other organisation
When referencing a book or report published by a government agency / organisation /
corporation and no individual is named as the author, the general rule is to name the
department or body that issued the document in both text and reference list. The
government agency must be named in full initially and abbreviations may then be used
thereafter if wished, e.g. Department of Health and Children (DoHC).
If the report has a chairperson then the name of the chairperson is referenced in both the
text and also in the reference list. If the Department of Health reference refers to the United
Kingdom just add UK after the word Health as in the following examples. The reference is in
the same style as that of a book.
Examples - please take note of the punctuation used:
In the text
Example 1
According to the Department of Health and Children (DoHC), major changes are required to
the mental health services in Ireland (DoHC 2006).
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