References and the Topic of the Paper in the Bibliography

References and the Topic of the Paper in the BibliographyAlthough often overlooked in the book reviewing process, the citation of authors who have not submitted their papers is extremely important, as is the citation of the source of the figures. It is also imperative that the author's name and the full title of the paper are included in the bibliography.There are many authors who would like to submit their work but will not wish to give their name and the author's name. For these reasons they make the choice to simply put the author's name in the bibliography under the appropriate figure heading, or use the author's name and 'anonymous' as the footnote. There are some examples of this in an old book published by Bantam Books (incorporated now by Scholastic) entitled 'The Secret Lives of Children'.I suggest that any book reviewer will want to be as sure of the identity of the author as possible, so there is no hesitation to just reference the author by his or her name in the bibliogr aphy. Of course the same authors should be referred to in the references list at the end of the book.It should be remembered that some of the factors that determine the ranking of the paper in the bibliography are subject to change, depending on the availability of the paper, and whether or not it has been previously published. When referenced in the topic of the paper in the bibliography, it is necessary to read the table of contents. If the paper does not appear in the table of contents, it may be more difficult to track down the paper. In addition, it may be necessary to contact the editor to confirm the paper.Sometimes it may not be necessary to refer to the bibliography, as the paper may be available online or some other service that can be used to locate the paper. However, if the paper is not available online, it may be necessary to get the references from the editor, and it will be even more difficult to find the paper in the bibliography. If it is necessary to refer to the bibliography, the references should always be given under their own headings.References are listed alphabetically under the name of the author, with an indication of the chapter or section that it refers to. The reader should know where the references go before reading the entire paper. It is an error to find references in the bibliography, and to fail to list the chapters or sections in the table of contents.The same authors can be referred to more than once in the bibliography, if necessary. It is the responsibility of the reader to go through the references list thoroughly and cross-reference the references that do not appear under their own headings. It is very easy to go back through the references for each page of the paper, and cross-reference the references, until the references come together in the correct order.References should not be listed in the bibliography, but placed in a separate file, such as a folder. Such references should be cross-referenced to avoid confusion. Many readers find that placing all the references in the bibliography is too cumbersome, and prefer to make notes in the bibliography file, or refer to them through a separate file.