General ⇒ what can I do the bibliography becomes Appendix C

[gcheer3]

So frustrated... Please give me some help.

I have two apendix, Apendix A and B
\appendix
\chapter{}
\section{}
\section{}
\chapter{}

\cleardoublepage
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{BIBLIOGRAPHY}
\bibliographystyle{apa}
\bibliography{reference}

Unfortunately,bibliography under the title Appendix C
How can I make the bibliography have a seperate title?

Thanks.

[frabjous]

The behavior you describe is not the default behavior, at least of the book class. We need an actual minimal working example, not some snippets that don't even duplicate the problem. See the Post on Avoidable Mistakes.

[gcheer3]

Thank you for your reply.
It's difficult for me to give the specific example.
Since it comes with a .bib file.
I guess it is a common problem.

In an article, after the main chapter, I have two appendices, then at the end there is the bibliography.
The problem is the bibliography has a title called "Appendix C", which is not what I wanted. Bibliography should not be in appendix.

[frabjous]

Thank you for your reply.
It's difficult for me to give the specific example.
Since it comes with a .bib file.

Can't you just make up a sample bib file with a single entry?

I guess it is a common problem.

No, it isn't. As I've already mentioned, the code you give does generate the problem by itself. The problem is being created by something else in the document.

In an article, after the main chapter, I have two appendices, then at the end there is the bibliography.

I cannot understand this. The article class does not have chapters. Of the standard document classes, only the book and report classes have chapters. You might also be using a non-standard class. But how are we to guess? You need to provide more information. No one can help you otherwise.

The problem is the bibliography has a title called "Appendix C", which is not what I wanted. Bibliography should not be in appendix.

I understood the description of the problem the first time. But without being able to duplicate the problem, I cannot diagnose it.

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[gcheer3]

Hello frabjous,

I really appreciate your reply.
You are right, this is not a common problem.
I am writing my thesis. When I tried to generate an example and used documentclss {book}, the problem does not happen any more.
So I checked the template of thesis format in my university. They mentioned this problem in the help file and they made a new command for this specific problem. After I use this new command, my problem is solved.
Now I understand why post an example is a good way to ask questions.
I would not find out the problem without trying to generate an example. Because it is a specific problem and is casued by the non-standard document class I am using.
Sorry for being naive. Thank you for your patience.