{"id":36482,"date":"2025-06-12T10:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/?p=36482"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:57:47","slug":"how-to-write-a-bibliography-in-apa-mla-and-chicago-style-with-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-to-write-a-bibliography-in-apa-mla-and-chicago-style-with-examples","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Bibliography in Different Formatting Styles with Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58923692 BCX0\">In a research paper, the bibliography is a list of all the works you consulted during your research. It includes not only the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58923692 BCX0\">works<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58923692 BCX0\"> cited in your paper but also other relevant <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58923692 BCX0\">sources<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58923692 BCX0\"> that contributed to your understanding of the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#bib-1\">Purpose of a Bibliography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#bib-2\">Bibliography vs. Works Cited<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#bib-3\">How to Write a Bibliography: Examples in Different Formats<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bib-1\" style=\"padding-top: 80px; margin-top: -80px;\">Purpose of a Bibliography<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">Why <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\"> a bibliography<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\"> important<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">? <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">Including a bibliography <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">offers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\"> several <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21129040 BCX0\">benefits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It demonstrates that your research is based on reliable and authentic sources, enhancing its credibility and quality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It provides transparency about the sources you use, allowing readers to cross-reference and access the referenced materials.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It enables others to build upon your research, fostering academic collaboration and knowledge advancement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"bib-2\" style=\"padding-top: 80px; margin-top: -80px;\">Bibliography vs. Works Cited<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">A common question that often comes up is, <strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"><strong>Are Works Cited and a bibliography the same?&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> The simple answer\u2014<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127314202 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"><strong>No<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW127314202 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">A <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Works Cited<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> page includes only the sources that are directly cited in the main text of your paper.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">By<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> contrast, a <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">bibliography<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> lists all the materials you consulted while researching, even if they are not directly referenced in your work. Think of a bibliography as a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">works consulted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204346564 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> list\u2014it provides a broader record of the sources that contributed to your understanding of the topic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bib-3\" style=\"padding-top: 80px; margin-top: -80px;\">How to Write a Bibliography: Examples in Different Formats<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">Bibliography <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">is written in different formats <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">depending<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\"> on the citation style<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\"> prescribed by various style guides.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">Let\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">explore <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">the most popular formats<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221152931 BCX0\">: MLA, APA, and Chicago style citations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>MLA Style Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW87429379 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87429379 BCX0\">The MLA style uses parenthetical citations within the text, and references are usually listed on a Works Cited page. Not all MLA papers require a bibliography, but when included, it should list all sources consulted during research, even if they are not directly cited in the paper. Each entry follows a hanging indent format and typically includes the author\u2019s name, the title of the work, the publication date, and other relevant details.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66108680 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66108680 BCX0\">Example<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66108680 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66108680 BCX0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allen, Thomas B.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vanishing Wildlife of North America<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1974.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sirpa Salenius. \u201cTransatlantic Interracial Sisterhoods: Sarah Remond, Ellen Craft, and Harriet Jacobs in England.\u201d\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, vol. 38, no. 1, 2017, pp. 166\u201396.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">JSTOR<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joshi, Yateendra. \u201cUsing past and present tenses in research writing.\u201d <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Editage Insights, Editage Insights, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30 October 2013, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/using-past-and-present-tenses-in-research-writing?refer-type=article<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>APA Style Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">In APA, the bibliography is called the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">Reference list.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\"> The heading \u201cReferences\u201d should be centered at the top of the page followed by the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">works listed in alphabetical order.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">Here too<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">, all entries must be formatted with a hanging indent. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">In-text citation can be<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\"> either narrative <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">[e.g., Hamilton (2024)] <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">or parenthetical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\"> [<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">e.g., <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235998273 BCX0\">(Hamilton, 2024)].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW211931124 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211931124 BCX0\">Examples:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Davis, N. S., &amp; McCormick, J. C. (1960). Design of catalyst packs for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. \u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">American Rocket Society paper<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, (1246-60).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sirpa Salenius. (2017). Transatlantic Interracial Sisterhoods: Sarah Remond, Ellen Craft, and Harriet Jacobs in England.\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">38<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(1), 166\u2013196. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Das, A, (2013, October 17). Plagiarism in academic publishing. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Plagiarism in Research, Editage. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plagiarism-in-academic-publishing?refer-type=article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Chicago Style Bibliography<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155543124 BCX0\">The Chicago citation style allows<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155543124 BCX0\"> for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155543124 BCX0\"> two formats:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Author-date format:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Includes author\u2019s name, publication year, and page number.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Notes-bibliography:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Uses superscript numerals to indicate citations, which are then referenced in footnotes or endnotes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\">Similarly, the r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\">eference formats in the Chicago style <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\">vary<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\"> depending on the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\"> chosen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\"> citation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\">method<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177542466 BCX0\">:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW177542466 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a) Reference list: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Used for author-date citations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">b) Bibliography:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Used for the notes-bibliography format (footnotes and endnotes).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">The bibliography <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">is placed at the end of the paper, with the heading <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">Bibliography<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\"> centered and written in boldface at the top of the page. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">Unlike the rest of the paper, the bibliography in a Chicago <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">style<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\"> paper is <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW152748220 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">NOT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\"> double-spaced; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">instead, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">a single<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\"> blank line should be added b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\">etween<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152748220 BCX0\"> entries in the list.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214491727 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214491727 BCX0\">Examples:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW214491727 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weast, Robert C., and Melvin J. Astle. &#8220;CRC handbook of chemistry and physics, 64 edn.&#8221;\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CRC, Boca Raton<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(1984).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sirpa Salenius. \u201cTransatlantic Interracial Sisterhoods: Sarah Remond, Ellen Craft, and Harriet Jacobs in England.\u201d\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f38, no. 1 (2017): 166\u201396. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5250\/fronjwomestud.38.1.0166<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N.I.S.T. 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