参考文献是文章的一个重要组成部分。它不仅能对文章内容起支持、佐证和揭示其信息来源的作用,而且是衡量作者吸收、利用信息能力的指标之一。一般说来,作者引用文献为最新的且是最具权威性的刊物刊载的,则说明该文起点高。反之,说明作者的该项研究也许尚处于较低的水平。参考文献在文章的编辑和审稿中亦起着举足轻重的作用。本文对参考文献在文章和编辑审稿中的作用地位从不同角度加以论证,以引起论文作者和编辑审稿工作者的高度重视。 References are an important part of the article. It can not only support the content of the article, support and reveal the role of its source of information, but also measure the author’s ability to absorb and use information one of the indicators. In general, the author cites the latest and most authoritative publication, then the article starts high. On the contrary, the author’s research may be still at a low level. References also play an important role in the editing and reviewing of articles. This article demonstrates the role of reference in articles and editors’ reviewing from different angles to arouse great attention of authors and editors.