PREPARING A WORKING BIBLIOGRPAHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SHOWS A LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS USED IN

A SCHOLARLY WRITTEN OUTPUT; IT IS MADE UP OF
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ENTRIES

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL
ENTRY

SHOWS PERTINENT PIECES OF INFORMATION

ABOUT A REFERENCE MATERIAL
3 MAIN PARTS OF A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ENTRY

A
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PUBLICATION INFO.
A U T H O R

LAST
NAME
INITIAL OF
FIRST NAME
T I T L E

MAIN
TITLE

SUBTIT
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PUBLICATION INFO.

YEA PLAC
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PUBLISHER’
S
NAME
FOR BOOKS WITH ONE AUTHOR
1. last name first, then comma
2. initial of first name followed by a period
3. year of publication in parenthesis followed by a period
4. complete title and subtitle (italicized)separated by
colon and one space
5. period after title
6. place of publication, colon, one space and name of
publisher (omit the abbreviations like inc. and cor.)
7. period

Valencia, C. (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical entries:

The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.
FOR BOOKS WITH TWO AUTHORS
1. last name of the first author, then comma
2. initial of first name followed by a period
3. comma, ampersand (&), last name of the 2nd author
followed by a comma and initial of first name then period
4. year of publication in parenthesis followed by a period
5. complete title and subtitle (italicized)separated by
colon and one space
6. period after title
7. place of publication, colon, one space and name of
publisher (omit the abbreviations like inc. and cor.)
8. period

Valencia, C., & Cruz, J., (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical

entries: The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.
OR BOOKS WITH THREE TO SEVEN AUTHORS
FOR BOOKS WITH THREE-SEVEN
1. last name first, then comma AUTHORS, FOLLOW STEPS 1-3 FOR
2. initial of first name followed by a period BOOKS WITH TWO AUTHORS;
3. year of publication in parenthesis followed by a HOWEVER, AMPERSAND SHOULD
period BE WRITTEN NOT UNTIL BEFORE
THE LAST AUTHOR

Valencia, C., Cruz, J., & Rowena, B. (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical entries: The APA style.
España, Manila: UST Publishing House.

Valencia, C., Cruz, J., Reyes, B., & Dionisio, D. (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical entries: The APA
style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.

Valencia, C., Cruz, J., Reyes, B., Dionisio, D., & Reyes, E. (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical entries:
The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.

Valencia, C., Cruz, J., Reyes, B., Dionisio, D., & Reyes, E. (2020). A lesson on creating bibliographical entries:
The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.

Valencia, C., Cruz, J., Reyes, B., Dionisio, D., Reyes, E., & Santos, F. (2020). A lesson on creating
bibliographical entries: The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.
R BOOKS WITH MORE THAN SEVEN AUTHOR
FOR BOOKS WITH MORE
THAN SEVEN AUTHORS,
AFTER THE 6TH AUTHOR,
COMMA, THEN ELLIPSIS IN
PLACE OF THE OTHER
AUTHORS, FOLLOWED BY
THE NAME OF THE LAST
AUTHOR.
Valencia, C., Cruz, J., Reyes, B., Dionisio, D., Reyes, E., Santos, F.,…Gomez, Y. (2020). A lesson on creating
bibliographical entries: The APA style. España, Manila: UST Publishing House.
 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ENTRIES
FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. last name first, then comma
2. initial of first name followed by a period
3. year of publication in parenthesis followed by a period
4. complete title of article (NOT italicized)followed by a
period
5. journal’s name (italicized) and comma
5. volume number (italicized) and issue number in
parenthesis (NOT italicized)
6. comma and page number (do not include the
abbreviation, “pp.”)
7. period
Valencia, C. (2020). Another lesson on creating bibliographical entries: The APA style. A Sample Journal,
10(10), 125-138.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WORKING
BIBLIOGRAPH
Y BIBLIOGRAPH
VS Y VS
ANNOTATED REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPH
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