Leeds Harvard: Report
Reference examples
For paper copies of reports, reference these using the same format as book.
For online copies of reports, reference these using the same format as e-book.
For unpublished reports, reference these using the same format as unpublished document.
The publisher of company/organisational reports is usually the organisation itself. These details are often found within the first few pages or the last page of the document. Use the location of the organisation’s head office as the location of the publisher.
Common issues
When you're referencing with Leeds Harvard you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Harvard.
Skip straight to the issue that affects you:
- Online items
- URL web addresses
- Multiple authors
- Editors
- Corporate author(s) or organisation(s)
- Locating publisher details
- Multiple publisher details
- Editions and reprints
- Missing details
- Multiple sources with different authors
- Sources written by the same author in the same year
- Sources with the same author in different years
- Two authors with the same surname in the same year
- The work of one author referred to by another
- Anonymising sources for confidentiality
- Identifying the authors’ family name (surname)