References are lists of the papers, books and other published and unpublished materials which the author has read in order to support the present piece of research work. Some time called a "reference list", a "list of cited references" or a "bibliography". A citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appearsResearch output in the form of papers, books, and book chapters is there to be used by other researchers to inform subsequent research, influence policy decisions, and improve clinical practice. Authors need to consider how to make appropriate use of their previous publications and the work of others, and to ensure that their own work will be used appropriately. It is important to properly and appropriately cite references in scientific research papers in order to acknowledge your sources and give credit where credit is due. Science moves forward only by building upon the work of others.

INTRODUCTION

AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF REFERENCE CITATION IN RESEARCH PAPER

• To enable scholars use the collection of resources (worked examples, activities and links) to improve all-round academic literacy and, consequently, reduce the possibilities for plagiarism

• to acknowledge that part of one’s work is based on the work and material of others so as to help scholars meet the word-count of their research paper work

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF REFERENCE CITATION AND INDEX

• The earliest known citation index is an index of biblical citations in rabbinic literature, the Mafteah ha-Derashot, attributed to Maimonides and probably dating to the 12th century. It is organized alphabetically by biblical phrase. Later biblical citation indexes are in the order of the canonical text. These citation indices were used both for general and for legal study In English legal literature, volumes of judicial reports included lists of cases cited in that volume starting with Raymond's Reports (1743) and followed by Douglas's Reports (1783).

The first true citation index dates to the 1860 publication of Labatt's Table of Cases...California..., followed in 1872 by Wait's Table of Cases...New York. the most important and best-known citation index came with the 1873 publication of Sheppard’s Citations With his 50 year old article Association of ideas techniques in documentation: Shepardizing the literature of science Which explain the idea of citation database in science Eugene Garfield (1954).