Red-injective modules

Abstract: Let $\text{Red}(M)$ be the sum of all reduced submodules of a module $M$. For modules over commutative rings, $\text{Soc}(M)\subseteq \text{Red}(M)$. By drawing motivation from how $\text{Soc}$-injective modules were defined by Amin et. al. in \cite{amin2005}, we introduce $\text{Red}$-injective modules, study their properties and use them to characterize quasi-Frobenius rings and $V$-rings.