diff --git a/dev/demo/vcdemo.js b/dev/demo/vcdemo.js
index a3957f3..a302fda 100644
--- a/dev/demo/vcdemo.js
+++ b/dev/demo/vcdemo.js
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@
       ['title', 'string'],
       ['subTitle', 'string'],
       ['pubDate', 'date'],
-      ['author', 'text'],
-      ['@referTo', 'ref']
+      ['author', 'text']
     ]).fromJson(json);
 
     document.getElementById('vc-view').appendChild(vc.element());
diff --git a/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js b/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
index 5707332..f874723 100644
--- a/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
+++ b/dev/js/spec/vcSpec.js
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
       vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.click();
 
       // Click on pubDate
-      vc.element().firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].click();
+      vc.element().firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].click();
 
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("pubDate");
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.children[1].getAttribute("data-type")).toEqual("date");
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
       vcE.firstChild.firstChild.click();
       
       // Click on pubDate
-      vcE.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].click();
+      vcE.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].click();
 
       expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("pubDate");
       expect(vcE.firstChild.children[1].getAttribute("data-type")).toEqual("date");
@@ -822,9 +822,7 @@
 
     
     it('should be replaceable by a docGroupRef', function () {
-      var vc = vcClass.create([
-        ["@referTo", "ref"]
-      ]).fromJson({
+      var vc = vcClass.create().fromJson({
         "@type" : "koral:doc",
         "key":"Titel",
         "value":"Baum",
@@ -844,10 +842,10 @@
       expect(vcE.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("⋯");
       vcE.firstChild.firstChild.click();
       
-      // Click on @referTo
+      // Click on referTo
       vcE.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].click();
 
-      expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("@referTo");
+      expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("referTo");
       expect(vcE.firstChild.children[1].getAttribute("data-type")).toEqual("string");
       expect(vcE.firstChild.children.length).toEqual(3);
     });
@@ -976,7 +974,7 @@
       expect(docGroupRef.ref()).toEqual("@franz/myVC1");
       var dgrE = docGroupRef.element();
 
-      expect(dgrE.children[0].firstChild.data).toEqual("@referTo");
+      expect(dgrE.children[0].firstChild.data).toEqual("referTo");
       expect(dgrE.children[0].tagName).toEqual("SPAN");
       expect(dgrE.children[0].classList.contains("key")).toBeTruthy();
       expect(dgrE.children[0].classList.contains("fixed")).toBeTruthy();
@@ -1151,7 +1149,7 @@
         "ref":"myCorpus"
       });
 
-      // iv class="doc groupref"><span class="key fixed">@referTo</span><span data-type="string" class="value">myCorpus</span>
+      // iv class="doc groupref"><span class="key fixed">referTo</span><span data-type="string" class="value">myCorpus</span>
       var vcE = vc.element();
       expect(vcE.getAttribute('class')).toEqual('vc');
       expect(vcE.firstChild.tagName).toEqual('DIV');
@@ -1161,7 +1159,7 @@
       expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.classList.contains('key')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.classList.contains('fixed')).toBeTruthy();
 
-      expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("@referTo");
+      expect(vcE.firstChild.firstChild.textContent).toEqual("referTo");
 
       expect(vcE.firstChild.children[1].tagName).toEqual('SPAN');
       expect(vcE.firstChild.children[1].classList.contains('value')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -2576,9 +2574,10 @@
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.tagName).toEqual('UL');
 
       var list = vc.element().firstChild.firstChild;
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].innerText).toEqual('a');
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].innerText).toEqual('b');
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].innerText).toEqual('c');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].innerText).toEqual('referTo');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].innerText).toEqual('a');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].innerText).toEqual('b');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[3].innerText).toEqual('c');
 
       vc = vcClass.create([
         ['d', 'text'],
@@ -2593,9 +2592,10 @@
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.tagName).toEqual('UL');
 
       list = vc.element().firstChild.firstChild;
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].innerText).toEqual('d');
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].innerText).toEqual('e');
-      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].innerText).toEqual('f');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].innerText).toEqual('referTo');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].innerText).toEqual('d');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].innerText).toEqual('e');
+      expect(list.getElementsByTagName("LI")[3].innerText).toEqual('f');
       // blur
       document.body.click();
     });
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@
       // Click on unspecified
       vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.click();
       // Click on "d"
-      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].click();
+      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].click();
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.tagName).toEqual('SPAN');
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.innerText).toEqual('d');
       expect(vc.element().firstChild.children[1].innerText).toEqual('eq');
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@
       vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.click();
 
       // Choose "d"
-      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[0].click();
+      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].click();
 
       // Click on matchop
       vc.element().firstChild.children[1].click();
@@ -2652,11 +2652,12 @@
       vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.click();
 
       // Choose "e"
-      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[1].click();
-
+      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].click();
+      
       // As a consequence the matchoperator may no longer
       // be valid and needs to be re-evaluated
       var fc = vc.element().firstChild;
+      
       expect(fc.firstChild.tagName).toEqual('SPAN');
       expect(fc.firstChild.innerText).toEqual('e');
       expect(fc.children[1].innerText).toEqual('eq');
@@ -2703,7 +2704,7 @@
       // Click on "e"
       vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.click();
       // Choose "f"
-      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[2].click();
+      vc.element().firstChild.firstChild.getElementsByTagName("LI")[3].click();
       
       // The matchoperator should still be "ne" as this is valid for dates as well (now)
       var fc = vc.element().firstChild;
diff --git a/dev/js/src/vc.js b/dev/js/src/vc.js
index b0ebc44..07731c7 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/vc.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/vc.js
@@ -142,8 +142,17 @@
         KorAP._overrideStyles = true;
       };
 
+      var l;
+      if (keyList) {
+         l = keyList.slice();
+        l.unshift(['referTo', 'ref']);
+      }
+      else {
+        l = [['referTo', 'ref']];
+      }
+
       // Create key menu
-      KorAP._vcKeyMenu = menuClass.create(keyList);
+      KorAP._vcKeyMenu = menuClass.create(l);
       KorAP._vcKeyMenu.limit(6);
 
       return this;
diff --git a/dev/js/src/vc/docgroupref.js b/dev/js/src/vc/docgroupref.js
index 43bb0ca..f1c1851 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/vc/docgroupref.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/vc/docgroupref.js
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
       };
 
       var refTitle = document.createElement('span');
-      refTitle.classList.add('key','fixed');
-      refTitle.addT('@referTo');
+      refTitle.classList.add('key','fixed', 'ref');
+      refTitle.addT('referTo');
 
       // Added value operator
       this._refE = document.createElement('span');
diff --git a/dev/scss/header/vc.scss b/dev/scss/header/vc.scss
index 3b3fd50..c0fcdee 100644
--- a/dev/scss/header/vc.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/header/vc.scss
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
 
+  .menu li[data-type=ref]:before,
+  span.key.ref:before {
+    content: $fa-referto;
+    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+    padding-right: 2pt;
+    style: normal;
+    weight: normal;
+  }
+
   div.value {
     position: absolute;
     display: inline-block;
diff --git a/dev/scss/util.scss b/dev/scss/util.scss
index 52456b6..26d985d 100644
--- a/dev/scss/util.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/util.scss
@@ -261,4 +261,5 @@
 $fa-metadata:     "\f055";
 $fa-to-query:     "\f102";
 $fa-cut:          "\f0c4";
-$fa-plugin:       "\f1e6";
\ No newline at end of file
+$fa-plugin:       "\f1e6";
+$fa-referto:      "\f0c5";
\ No newline at end of file