I am in a process of making a paper camera-ready for publication. In the reference section, I have listed some works, which are not referenced in the text.
For example, can I write in the main text:
This result1 is cited from [1].
This result2 is cited from [4].
… and in the reference section:
[1] cited from here
[2] cited from here
[3] cited from here
[4] cited from here
I have not referenced [2] and [3] anywhere in the paper.
Is this paper is valid for publication? Or does it not affect the paper?