Reference marking is an important part of academic writing, the purpose of which is to indicate the source of the cited literature and facilitate readers' reference. There are generally two formats for reference annotation:
1.In-text annotations
In-text annotation means that when citing a document in the text, the serial number of the document is marked at the citation place, and then the detailed information of the document is listed according to the serial number in the reference list at the end of the text.
The specific format of the annotation in the text is as follows:
Single article: [serial number] author's name, document title, journal title, year, volume number (issue number), start page number-end page number.
Multiple documents: [serial number] author's name, document title, journal title, year, volume number (issue number), start page number-end page number.
For example:
The development of artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on human society. [1]
In the process of the development of artificial intelligence, many important research results have emerged. [2-5]2.List after the textA post-text list is a list of the details of all citations at the end of the article and in a certain order.
The specific format of the list at the end of the article is as follows:
Single article: Serial number] Author's name. Literature title. Journal, year, volume (issue), start - end page number.
Multiple articles: Serial number] Author's name. Literature title. Journal, year, volume (issue), start - end page number. [Serial number] author's name. Literature title. Journal, year, volume (issue), start - end page number.
For example: 1] Wang Luyuan, Yu Lei, Sun Jianping, et al. A review of the research and application of traffic operation index. Journal of Traffic Information and Safety, 2016, 34(03):1-9+26[2] heider, e. r. &d. c. oliver. the structure of color space in naming and memory of two languages. foreign language teaching and research, 1999, 2(03):62-67.[3] Zhang Ming. Advances in Artificial Intelligence Research. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2023, 68(03):345-354[4] Li IV. Research on artificial intelligence application scenarios. Computer Science, 2023, 46(04):456-463[5] King V. Analysis of the development trend of artificial intelligence. Soft Science, 2023, 57(05):567-574
Considerations for reference annotation
The serial number marked in the text should correspond to the serial number in the list at the end of the text.
The serial numbers marked in the text should be numbered consecutively and marked with parentheses in the text.
The literature information in the post-text list should be accurate and complete, and arranged in a certain order.
In practice, reference management software can be used to help manage and edit references. Reference management software can automatically generate in-text annotations and post-text lists, and can format references according to the specifications of different disciplines.