Theoretically, yes, references are where you see the content of the paper. This is only theoretical, but it is not necessary. When I graduated from college, I also wrote a paper, and no one read it at all. Just scribble.

Even if it has been quoted, it is only how much you have read. If it is more or more important, it must be reflected in the quotation, so that others can find the original text when they want to find this thing.

Introduction:

Reference is the whole reference or quotation of a book or a paper in the process of academic research. The cited documents have been noted in the notes and no longer appear in the following references.

Literally, a reference is a document cited in the writing process, such as an article or a book. However, according to the definition of GB/T 77 14-20 15, the reference after the text refers to the relevant literature information resources cited for writing or editing papers and works.

According to the requirements of China Academic Journals (CD-ROM Edition) Retrieval and Evaluation Data Standard (Trial) and China Social Science Journals Arrangement Standard (Revised Edition), many publications distinguish between references and annotations, and define annotations as "words that further explain or supplement a certain content in a text", which are listed at the end of the article, separated from references or placed at the footer.