Citing an Interview in Harvard referencing style

Published February 8, 2021. Updated August 15, 2021.

To cite an interview in Harvard referencing style, you need to know the name of person interviewed, the interviewer’s name, the year/date of interview, and the title of the interview.

The templates and examples below are based on the 11th edition of the book Cite Them Right by Richard Pears and Graham Shields. This page is not affiliated with Cite Them Right but uses the text for standardisation purposes, as Harvard style can vary widely between institutions. On this page, you can learn how to cite the following:

Personal interview
Video interview
Audio interview
Published periodical interview (newspaper, magazine)

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Note about in-text citations

There are two in-text citation formats: narrative and parenthetical.

Narrative citations read as a part of the text. Usually, this means that the author’s name is mentioned within the sentence:

Ocasio-Cortez (2020) said…

Parenthetical citations are not read as a part of the text. Instead, the author’s surname is enclosed in parentheses, often at the end of the sentence.

(Ocasio-Cortez, 2020)

Citing a personal interview in Harvard referencing style

For citing a personal interview in Harvard referencing style, the surname of the author is used in both narrative and parenthetical citations.

In-text citation template and example:

Narrative:

Author Surname (Year)

Reddington (2020)

Parenthetical:

(Author Surname, Year)

(Reddington, 2020)

Full reference entry template and example:

Interviewed Person Surname, First initial. (Year) Interviewed by First name Surname, date of interview.

Reddington, R. (2020) Interviewed by Elizabeth Keen, 26 July.

Citing a video interview in Harvard referencing style

For citing a video interview in Harvard referencing style, the surname of the author is used in narrative and parenthetical citations.

In-text citation template and example:

Narrative:

Author Surname (Year)

Atkinson (2009)

Parenthetical:

(Author Surname, Year)

(Atkinson, 2009)

Full reference entry template and example:

Interviewed Person Surname, First initial. (Year) Interviewed by First name Surname for Broadcast, date of interview. Available at: URL (Accessed: day month year).

Atkinson, R. (2009) Interviewed by Elton John for YouTube, 23 March. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc. (Accessed: 19 November 2020).

Citing an audio interview in Harvard referencing style

For citing an audio interview in Harvard referencing style, the surname of the author is used in narrative and parenthetical citations.

In-text citation template and example:

Narrative:

Author Surname (Year)

Kelly (2020)

Parenthetical:

(Author Surname, Year)

(Kelly, 2020)

Full reference entry template and example:

Interviewed Person Surname, First initial. (Year) Interviewed by First name Surname for Broadcast Show Name, Station/Publisher, Date of interview. Available at: URL. (Accessed: day month year).

Kelly, M.L. (2020) Interviewed by Courtney Dorning and Andrea Hsu for All Things Considered, NPR, 28 December. Available at https://www.npr.org/2020/12/28/950814131/schools-face-a-massive-challenge-to-make-up-for-learning-lost-during-the-pandemic. (Accessed: 9 January 2021).

Citing a published periodical interview (newspaper, magazine) in Harvard referencing style

For citing a published periodical interview (newspaper, magazine) in Harvard referencing style, the surname of the author is used in both narrative and parenthetical citations.

In-text citation template and example:

Narrative:

Author Surname (Year)

Ocasio-Cortez (2020)

Parenthetical:

(Author Surname, Year)

(Ocasio-Cortez, 2020)

Full reference entry template and example:

Interviewed Person Surname, First initial. (Year) ‘Title of interview’. Interviewed by First name Surname for Publication Name, Date of Interview. Available at: URL. (Accessed: day month year).

Ocasio-Cortez, G. (2020) ‘Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez Is Building the Inclusive World He Wants to Live In’. Interview by Michael Love Michael for Interview Magazine, 23 December. Available at: https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/gabriel-ocasio-cortez. (Accessed: 3 January 2021).

For more style basics, read this Harvard referencing in-text citations guide and this article on formatting Harvard referencing style papers.