On the Matter of Reference

A simple and efficient method of handling references in papers by using acronyms is reported here. The method saves labor for writers and space in publications. Authors are expressed by letters before a hyphen. Following the hyphen, books are represented by capitalizing the first letter, as in Wi-C, or a few more letters together with lower case letters, as in Fl-DiFo and C-SyLiCoN. Papers are represented only by lower case letters, as in SchaT-iom and Ma-sorrm. Individually available reports are expressed by an upper case letter followed only by lower case letters, as in OLK-Apf.