app/views/references/_form.html.erb
<%= bootstrap_form_for(@reference.new_record? ? [@thinker, @reference] : @reference) do |f| %>
<% if @reference.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(@reference.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this reference from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% @reference.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field">
<%= f.text_field :authors, label: 'Author name(s)', class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: 'last name, first name' %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.number_field :publishing_year, label: 'Year of Publication', class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: '1850' %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.text_area :title, label: 'Title of Book/Text', class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: 'Title' %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.text_field :publisher, label: 'Publisher', class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: 'Publisher' %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.text_field :place_of_publication, label: 'Place of Publication', class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: 'City' %>
</div>
<p>
<%= f.submit "Create Reference" %>
</p>
<% end %>