How to Change the Word Bibliography to References


To change the title of your Bibliography to read References instead, insert the following lines of code into your LaTeX file, before the \begin{document} command:

\makeatletter
\def\thebibliography#1{\chapter*{References\@mkboth
  {REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}\list
  {[\arabic{enumi}]}{\settowidth\labelwidth{[#1]}\leftmargin\labelwidth
    \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
    \usecounter{enumi}}
    \def\newblock{\hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
    \sloppy\clubpenalty4000\widowpenalty4000
    \sfcode`\.=1000\relax}
\makeatother

You can also change the title to something other than References, by changing all three occurences of the word to be whatever you want.

Note: Since even the slightest typo can cause your LaTeX file to crash, you might want to cut and paste the lines above, rather than copy them by hand. See the stock answer Using the MOUSE Buttons under the EMACS menu.