This might be a silly question, but I want to include a reference without actually citing it in the article, I just want it to be added to references.
I'm using a .bib file which is included in the .tex file, and the entry is a standard entry like:
@misc{xyz,
author = "NAME",
date = "YEAR",
howpublished = "personal communication"
}

\nocite{xyz}– David Carlisle Sep 23 '15 at 20:08biblatexor BibTeX, the answer is the same. – Werner Sep 23 '15 at 20:22