Preprints won't have MR numbers. I also find MR numbers less readable. We could just append letters ("a" then "b," etc) if there are collisions. David
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 4:38 AM, 'Martin R' via sage-devel < sage-devel@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Why not use the MR number as reference format? > > Martin > > > Am Mittwoch, 21. September 2016 01:03:27 UTC+2 schrieb John H Palmieri: >> >> As discussed in another thread [1]_ on sage-devel recently, I propose >> changing our policy toward references: >> >> - all references should be put into a master bibliography file, and >> - all references should be, insofar as possible, in a standard form: for >> a work by a single author "Author" published in YEAR: [AutYEAR]. For a work >> published by "Author" and "Coauthor" in YEAR: [ACYEAR]. The year should be >> four digits. >> >> The main point is the first item is to avoid conflicting >> cross-references, and it also seems to make sense to list all references in >> one place. (The goal behind the second item is just consistency.) >> >> This is implemented at https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/21454. >> >> Any comments? >> >> -- >> John >> >> REFERENCES: >> >> .. [1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sage-devel/-_kszKLhICw/SjLMs >> 4rXCAAJ >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.