The document compares the APA and Chicago citation styles. It notes that APA style is used for subjects related to the social sciences, while Chicago style can be used for any subject matter. It outlines the key differences between the styles, including how author names and publication years are presented in in-text citations, whether footnotes are allowed, how the reference list is formatted, and what citation tools support each style. The document provides examples of in-text citations and reference list entries in both APA and Chicago format.

1. Citation Styles
APA & Chicago
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2. Subject
APA format Chicago
Subjects related
to the social
science
All types of
subject matter

3. In-text citations
APA format Chicago
The last name of the
author, a publication
year and a page
number and in
parentheses
Only the last name of
the author and a page
number in parentheses
“The costliness of economic exchange
distinguishes the transaction costs approach
from the traditional theory economists have
inherited from Adam Smith” (Homaifar,
2014, p.27).
Reference list:
Homaifar, G.A. (2014). Managing global
financial and foreign exchange rate risk.
Hoboken, N.J:Wiley.
“The costliness of economic exchange
distinguishes the transaction costs approach
from the traditional theory economists have
inherited from Adam Smith” (Homaifar, p.27).
Reference list:
Homaifar, Ghassem. Managing global financial
and foreign exchange rate risk. Hoboken, N.J:
Wiley, 2004

4. Footnotes
APA format Chicago
Footnotes aren’t
allowed
Allow to use either
footnotes or in-text
citations

5. Page number
APA format Chicago
Page number appears in
the upper right corner of
each page, must include
a running title
Page number appears in
the upper right corner of
each page, doesn’t
include a running title

6. Reference list formatting
APA format Chicago
Author, B.C. (Publication
date).
Title: Subtitle (Edition.).
Publisher’s city:
Publisher’s name.
Author, B.C.
Title: Subtitle. Edition.
Publisher’s city:
Publisher’s name,
Publication date.
Chotaeva, C. (2016). History of
Kyrgyzstan. Lecture book. Bishkek:
LtD "NEO print".
Chotaeva, Cholpon. History of
Kyrgyzstan. Lecture book. Bishkek:
LtD "NEO print", 2016.
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7. Citation tools
Characteristics EasyBib Mendeley Zotero
Web-based yes yes yes
Use on multiple computers yes yes yes (must sync first)
Import from databases yes yes yes
Import from websites copy URL and fill out form yes yes
Link to PDFs no yes yes
Citation styles available
MLA, APA,
Chicago/Turabian,
ASA, AMA, CSE,
Chicago Author - Date,
ACS, Harvard.
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8. Write a bibliography of the
following book in APA style.
Russian literature by Andrew Baruch
Wachtel
Language: English
Authors: Wachtel, Andrew
Publication Information: Cambridge [England]
Malden, MA Polity 2009
Publication Date: 2009

9. Write a bibliography of the
following book in APA style.
Zapadnye puteshestvenniki i issledovateli o
kyrgyzakh i Kyrgyzstane (vtoraia polovina XIX-
nachala XX vv.) by Cholpon Turdalieva
Language: Russian
Authors: Turdalieva, Cholpon
Publication Information: Bishkek, Altyn Tamga
2008
Publication Date: 2008

10. Correct
• Wachtel, A.B. (2009). Russian literature.
Cambridge [England] Malden: MA Polity
2009.
• Turdalieva, C. (2008). Zapadnye
puteshestvenniki i issledovateli o kyrgyzakh i
Kyrgyzstane. (vtoraia polovina XIX-nachala
XX vv.). Bishkek: Altyn Tamga 2008.