The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for transmitting reference signals is provided. In the method, a transmitting apparatus inserts at least one physical resource block for reducing reference signal overheads between adjacent first physical resource blocks, and then transmits first physical resource blocks and the at least one physical resource block for reducing the reference signal overheads.