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+@article{smith2020,
+  author       = {Smith, John},
+  title        = {An Innovative Approach to Science},
+  journal      = {Journal of Innovative Research},
+  volume       = {15},
+  number       = {3},
+  pages        = {123-145},
+  year         = {2020},
+  doi          = {10.1234/jir.2020.15.3.123},
+}
+
+@book{doe2019,
+  author       = {Doe, Jane},
+  title        = {Comprehensive Guide to Science},
+  publisher    = {Academic Press},
+  year         = {2019},
+  address      = {New York},
+  isbn         = {978-3-16-148410-0},
+}