maybe try
$query = "select * from manuscript where year = :year limit, :offset , :refs";
$sql = $con->prepare($query);
$offset = $page * $refs;
$sql->bindParam(':year', $year, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sql->bindParam(':offset', $offset, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sql->bindParam(':refs', $refs, PDO::PARAM_INT);
$sql->execute();