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Referencing at UWS

What is the Reference List?

The Reference List at the end of your work is a comprehensive list of all of the sources to which you have referred within the body of your work.  For each in-text citation there should be a corresponding entry in the reference list and vice versa.

According to the Cite Them Right referencing style the reference list is arranged in alphabetical order by author; if there is no author then the title should be used.  

References are not grouped together by type!  References to books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and websites, for example, appear in one list which is arranged alphabetically by author.

How should my references appear in the reference list?

There are strict rules that you must follow when formulating each individual reference.  The way in which a reference appears in the reference list depends on the type of material that you are referencing.  You must ensure that the elements relating to each reference appear in the exact order/format set out by the Cite Them Right Harvard style, and that you include all of the required information (if available).

Click on the 'Cite Them Right Harvard Referencing Examples' tab to see examples of the most commonly used reference types.  These include:  books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers/proceedings, images, official publications, web pages/sites and social media.

If you are still unsure please contact the Library for assistance:

Email:  library@uws.ac.uk

Sample Reference List

Reference List

Averchenkova, A., Fankhauser, S. and Finnegan, J. J. (2021) 'The influence of climate change advisory bodies on political debates: evidence from the UK Committee on Climate Change', Climate Policy, 21(9), pp. 1218 - 1233. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.1878008

BBC (2023) What is climate change? A really simple guide. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24021772 (Accessed: 24 July 2023).

Budge, I. (2021) Kick-starting government action against climate change: effective political strategies. London: Routledge.

Climate Change Act, 2008 c.27. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents (Accessed: 14 July 2023).

Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 12). Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/12/contents (Accessed: 14 July 2023).

Fox, E. and Rau, H. (2017) 'Disengaging citizens? Climate change communication and public receptivity', Irish Political Studies, 32(2), pp. 224 - 246. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2017.1301434

Harris, P. G. (2016) Global ethics and climate change. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Lawrance, E., Thompson, R., Fontana, G., Jennings, N. (2021) The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: current evidence and implications for policy and practice. Available at: https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/88568/9/3343%20Climate%20change%20and%20mental%20health%20BP36_v6.pdf (Accessed: 24 July 2023).

Lewis, G. B., Palm, R. and Feng, B. (2019) 'Cross-national variation in determinants of climate change concern', Environmental Politics, 28(5), pp. 793 - 821. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1512261

Milman, O., Witherspoon, A., Liu, R. and Chang, A. (2021) 'The climate disaster is here', The Guardian, 14 October. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26 (Accessed: 14 July 2023).

Monroe, M. C., Plate, R. R., Oxarart, A., Bowers, A. and Chaves, W. A. (2019) 'Identifying effective climate change education strategies: a systematic review of the research', Environmental Education Research, 25(6), pp. 791 - 812. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1360842

Office for National Statistics (2023) Climate change insights, health and well-being, UK: May 2023. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/climatechangeinsightsuk/may2023 (Accessed: 24 July 2023).

Scottish Government (2022) Public engagement with climate change in Scotland: 2022Final report. Available at:  https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2022/11/public-engagement-climate-change-scotland-2022/documents/public-engagement-climate-change-scotland-2022/public-engagement-climate-change-scotland-2022/govscot%3Adocument/public-engagement-climate-change-scotland-2022.pdf (Accessed: 3 August 2023).

Terrado, M., Christel, I., Bojovic, D., Soret, A., Doblas-Reyes, F.J. (2018) 'Climate change communication and user engagement: a tool to anticipate climate change', in Leal Filho, W., Manolas, E., Azul, A., Azeiteiro, U., McGhie, H. (eds) Handbook of climate change communication: Vol 3. Climate change management. London: Springer, pp.285-302.

The Economist (2022) See what three degrees of global warming looks like. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uynhvHZU (Accessed: 1 August 2023).

The Lancet (2021) The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. Available at: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736%2821%2901787-6/fulltext (Accessed: 24 July 2023).

World Health Organization (2021) COP26 special report on climate change and health: the health argument for climate action. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/346168/9789240036727-eng.pdf?sequence=1 (Accessed: 3 August 2023).