Cite a paper using github markdown syntax
I agree with Horizon_Net that it depends on personal preference. I like to have something which looks similar to LaTeX. An example is provided below. Note that it demonstrates a numeric citation style. Alphabetic or reading style are possible too. For numeric citation style, higher numbers should appear later in the text, and this can make satisfying numeric citation style cumbersome. To avoid this problem, I typically use an alphabetic citation style.
"...the **go to** statement should be abolished..." [[1]](#1).
## References
<a id="1">[1]</a>
Dijkstra, E. W. (1968).
Go to statement considered harmful.
Communications of the ACM, 11(3), 147-148.
"...the go to statement should be abolished..." [1].
References
[1] Dijkstra, E. W. (1968). Go to statement considered harmful. Communications of the ACM, 11(3), 147-148.
On GitHub flavored Markdown and most other Markdown flavors, you can actually click on [1] to jump to the reference. Apologies for taking Dijkstra his sentence out of context. The full sentence would make this example more difficult to read.
EDIT: If the references all have a stable link, it is also possible to use those:
The field of natural language processing (NLP) has become mostly dominated by deep learning approaches
(Young et al., [2018](https://doi.org/10.1109/MCI.2018.2840738)).
Some are based on transformer neural networks
(e.g., Devlin et al, [2018](https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.04805)).
The field of natural language processing (NLP) has become mostly dominated by deep learning approaches (Young et al., 2018). Some are based on transformer neural networks (e.g., Devlin et al, 2018).
From what I know, there is no built-in mechanism for this. This leads to more subjective opinions, depending on personal preference. I personally like to have a separate section called references. An example would look like the following
References
- some reference
- another reference
Update
Another way would be to use simple HTML embedded in your Markdown.