[Tex/LaTex] Title “References” is missing in elsarticle class

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I am beginner in LaTeX, and I am trying to use BibTeX to create a reference, I am using MiKTex 2.9 and TeXstudio 2.5.1 . I am trying to include references to my .tex file using BibTeX.

1. I created a .bib file (mybib.bib) in TeXstudio using the BibTeX format

   %%%%%%%%%%%% mybib.bib %%%%%%%%%
   
   @BOOK{AsmussenandAlbrecher2010,
     author  = {Asmussen, S. and Albrecher, H.},
     title   = {Ruin probabilities},
     edition = {2nd ed.},
     address = {Singapore},
     publisher = {World Scientific},
     year    = {2010}
   }
   
   @ARTICLE{Botta1987,
     author  = {Botta, R. F. and Harris, C. M. and Marchal, W. G.},
     title   = {Characterisation of generalised hyperexponential distribution functions},
     journal = {Stochastic Models}, 
     volume  = {3},
     year    = {1987},
     pages   = {115-148}
   }
   
   @BOOK{ChaudhryandTempleton1983,
     author  = {Chaudhry, M. L. and Templeton, J. G. C.},
     title   = {A First Course in Bulk Queues},
     address = {New York},
     publisher = {Wiley},
     year    = {1983}
   }
   

2. I include mybib.bib in my .tex file test_els.tex

   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% test_els.tex %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   \documentclass[preprint,12pt]{elsarticle}
   
   \begin{document}
   \section{Introduction}
   Several researchers studied ruin probability, but for a survey see\cite{AsmussenandAlbrecher2010}.
   For bulk arrival queues see \cite{ChaudhryandTempleton1983}
   
   \bibliographystyle{model1-num-names}
   \nocite{*}
   \bibliography{mybib}
   \end{document}
   

3. I use PDFLATEX->BIBTEX->PDFLATEX->PDFLATEX and the output produced references cited in the text, but the title references is missing.

4. Where is the mistake? Please help.

Answer 1

You're not doing wrong. The elsarticle class uses the natbib package that hands control of the bibliography section heading to the command \bibsection. In the standard setup of natbib this does (inside an article)

\section*{\refname}

Actually it's a bit more complex than this, but the details are not relevant. The elsarticle class does

\let\bibsection\relax

so I'd say not providing a heading is intentional. Just add a heading yourself:

\documentclass[preprint,12pt]{elsarticle}

\begin{document}
\section{Introduction}

Several researchers studied ruin probability, but for a survey
see\cite{AsmussenandAlbrecher2010}. For bulk arrival queues see
\cite{ChaudhryandTempleton1983}

\bibliographystyle{model1-num-names}
\nocite{*}

\section{\refname}
\bibliography{mybib}

\end{document}

Use \section* if you want it unnumbered.