Library Guides: UQ Harvard referencing style: Dictionary or encyclopaedia

Encyclopedia and dictionary entry

Elements of the citation	Note: if there is an author named in an entry for an encyclopaedia follow the entry style for a newspaper but leave out the day and month details.
In-text reference	If no author is evident or if it is a dictionary being cited, provide the necessary information in the text. For example: The Macquarie dictionary (1997) defines it as ... or (The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language, 1995)
Reference list	There is no need for an entry in the reference list if there is no author.

Elements of the citation

Note: if there is an author named in an entry for an encyclopaedia follow the entry style for a newspaper but leave out the day and month details.

In-text reference

If no author is evident or if it is a dictionary being cited, provide the necessary information in the text. For example:

The Macquarie dictionary (1997) defines it as ...

(The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language, 1995)

Reference list

There is no need for an entry in the reference list if there is no author.