Cite using Harvard

Harvard, citations, references

Software

In-text citation


Template

... (Developer/Organisation, Year).


Example
... using SPSS version 25.0 (IBM Corp, 2017).

 

Reference list entry


Template

Developer's Last name, First name, Developer's Last name, First name and Developer's Last name, First name (Year). Name of software, Version x.x. Place of publication: Publisher. URL/DOI


Example
Anthony, Laurence (2022). AntConc, Version 4.2.0. Tokyo: Waseda University. https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/

IBM Corp. (2017). IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0. Armonk, New York: IBM Corp. https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics

 

Comments 

  • Established practice for citing software varies. Instead of citing the software itself, you might be expected to cite a journal article describing the software (for example, in medicine and life science). More information on citing software can be found in the Data Processing and Analysis Guide.