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. The method performed by a first terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes identifying configuration information related to sidelink communication, determining first information related to a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a second terminal based on the configuration information, and transmitting, to the second terminal, sidelink control information (SCI) including the first information.