Undergraduate graduation thesis generally needs 15 to 20 references in recent 5 years, including at least 7 foreign languages. The number of references cited in the paper still depends on the specific requirements of the unit or target publication.

There are generally no less than 40 references for master's degree thesis, including no less than 20 foreign documents. The number of references for doctoral dissertations should generally be no less than 100, among which foreign literature should generally be no less than1/2 of the total; The number of references in the last five years should generally be no less than 0/3 of the total number of 65438+, and there should be references in the last two years.

The more letters of recommendation you have, the better. Instead, we should mark references according to the actual situation of our own articles. Too much or too little annotation will have an impact on your own articles, so it is best to annotate according to your own needs.

Don't quote those references whose sources are unknown or unknown. Although the practical value of an article is not determined by the number of citations, the more citations, especially those with great value, the more it can reflect the foundation of the article's contribution and accumulation.

Magazines with different numbers of references have different requirements. There are 20-30 references in general domestic journals. If the author's article is quite original, the number of citations should not exceed 10. If there are too many references, it may appear verbose, or it may be limited by the layout of some periodicals. Different units have different requirements for references. For example, some colleges require 20 references for graduation thesis, including no less than 7 foreign documents. Therefore, the number of references cited in a paper is the most appropriate, or it is most appropriate to write according to the specific requirements of the unit and the target publication.