How to Cite a Website in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

Pages on a website that fit no other guide, such as an organisation’s fact sheet.

Example in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

World Health Organization (2023) Climate change. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
In-text (World Health Organization, 2023)

What Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Page Title
  • Author(s)
  • Date Published
  • URL
  • Date Accessed

Capture the URL and access date before navigating away. Check bylines, footers, or "About" pages for author and publication date information.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition).

A Website in other styles

APA 7th edition MLA 9th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) IEEE Vancouver

Other sources in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

Book Journal Article Newspaper Article Book Chapter Thesis/Dissertation Report Video Podcast/Broadcast Magazine Article Software Dataset Patent Hearing Standard Conference Paper Manuscript Review Book Review Classic Work Reference Entry Dictionary Entry Encyclopedia Entry Periodical Collection Interview Speech Song Musical Score Graphic Figure Map Performance Event Pamphlet Preprint Document Post Blog Post Personal Communication Generative AI