What details do I need to cite a book in Harvard?

You’ll need: Author(s), Year, Book title, Publisher, Edition (if not the first). With those, Folio formats the citation automatically.

What does Harvard look like in-text for a book?

Like this: (García, 2019). The full entry then appears in your reference list.

Can Folio do this for me automatically?

Yes — paste a DOI, link, or reference into Folio’s free citation generator and it produces a verified citation in this style and others, with a retraction check.

All citation examples

How to cite a book in Harvard

A whole authored book — a monograph or textbook cited in full.

Reference list (Harvard)

García, M. (2019) The architecture of memory. Academic Press.

In-text: (García, 2019)

Example generated by Folio’s citation engine — the same one that cites as you write.

What you need

Author(s)
Year
Book title
Publisher
Edition (if not the first)

Common mistakes to avoid

Italicize the book title in author–date styles (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard).
Note the edition only when it is not the first (e.g., “2nd ed.”).

Skip the manual formatting

Paste a DOI, link, or reference — get a verified, retraction-checked citation in Harvard and every major style.

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Cite a book in another style

APA (7th edition)MLA (9th edition)Chicago (17th, author–date)IEEE Vancouver