Publications typically form the core of a curriculum vitae for academics. The publications window is a list window that allows specification of publication types. The flexibility of a list is necessary to accommodate different tastes and distinct requirements. Many users, for example, choose to separate publications into book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports. Others break publications into refereed and other publications and report conference and invited talks as well.
Some users list patents as well.
Publication listings in CV's often differ from formal citations. Others include a note indicating that references are available on request. The references window is a list window that allows a user to create one or more references. Each reference utilizes a separate data entry window. In particular, a number of characters are used for control rather than as data and must be replaced with more complex expressions should a user wish to print them.