Quote and reference have different meanings. Citation is a method of scientific dialogue. The author thinks it is "useful" for his own research, but it also shows that the meaning of citation is not simple. Reference is the whole reference or quotation of a book or a paper in the process of academic research.

2. Different positions in the article.

Quotations and references have different positions in the article. Quotations can appear anywhere in the article. References are cited documents, which have been noted in the notes and no longer appear in the following references.

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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 the text", which are listed at the end of the article, separated from references or placed in the footer.

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