Abstract: In this paper, the authors have reviewed the literature on geochemical reference materials since the publication of the first batch of geochemical reference material in the 1980s. The reference includes comprehensive reviews, research reports, research papers and reviews on preparation techniques and methods of sample processing, particle size determination, homogeneity testing, stability testing and evaluation, certification means and methods, uncertainty assessment and traceability and other reviews and monographs. The literature of geochemical reference material in China is compared with that of geochemical reference material abroad.