Cite a blog post in Harvard
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Blog posts sit between websites and articles in Harvard. They have a clear author and date, but the publisher slot is the blog name rather than a magazine. Harvard (Cite Them Right 12) treats them as part of a larger work, so the blog name is italicized and the post title is in quotes.
Harvard rules for a blog post
- Author is the post byline, not the blog's editor or owner.
- Post title goes in quotes; the blog name is italicized as the container.
- Use the publication date shown on the post, including day and month.
- Include the full URL to the post, not the blog's homepage.
- If the post was later updated, note the original date and the update date.
- Use '[Blog]' in square brackets after the post title.
Worked example
Harvard · blog postA real blog post formatted using the Harvard rules above.
Graham, Paul (2023) How to read a paper. [Online] Paul Graham's Essays. Available at: https://paulgraham.com/read.html (accessed January 15, 2025).
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