How to Cite Software

Cite software and apps when you name a specific program your work depends on; common tools such as Word need no citation. Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.

Examples in every style

APA 7th edition

References entry

R Core Team. (2023). R: A language and environment for statistical computing (Version 4.3.1) [Computer software]. R Foundation for Statistical Computing. https://www.R-project.org/

In-text citation

(R Core Team, 2023)
MLA 9th edition

Works Cited entry

R Core Team. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Version 4.3.1, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2023, https://www.R-project.org/.

In-text citation

(R Core Team)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

R Core Team. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Version 4.3.1. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2023. https://www.R-project.org/.

Footnote

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing, Version 4.3.1 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2023), https://www.R-project.org/.

Later footnotes

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing.
Chicago 18th edition (author-date)

References entry

R Core Team. 2023. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Version 4.3.1. R Foundation for Statistical Computing. https://www.R-project.org/.

In-text citation

(R Core Team 2023)
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Reference list entry

R Core Team (2023) R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Version 4.3.1. R Foundation for Statistical Computing. Available at: https://www.R-project.org/.

In-text citation

(R Core Team, 2023)
IEEE

References entry

[1] R Core Team, R: A language and environment for statistical computing. (2023). R Foundation for Statistical Computing. [Online]. Available: https://www.R-project.org/

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[1]
Vancouver (NLM)

References entry

1. R Core Team. R: A language and environment for statistical computing [Internet]. R Foundation for Statistical Computing; 2023. Available from: https://www.R-project.org/

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(1)
AMA 11th edition

References entry

1. R Core Team. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Published online 2023. https://www.R-project.org/

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1
ACS

References entry

(1) R Core Team. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing, 2023. https://www.R-project.org/

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1
Nature

References entry

1. R Core Team. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing (2023).

In-text citation

1
ASA 7th edition

References entry

R Core Team. 2023. R: A language and environment for statistical computing [computer program]. Version 4.3.1. https://www.R-project.org/.

In-text citation

(R Core Team 2023)
APSA

Reference List entry

R Core Team. 2023. “R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing.” https://www.R-project.org/.

In-text citation

(R Core Team 2023)
OSCOLA

Bibliography entry

R Core Team, ‘R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing’ <https://www.R-project.org/>

Footnote

R Core Team, ‘R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing’ <https://www.R-project.org/>.

Later footnotes

R Core Team (n 1).
Bluebook

Bibliography entry

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing, (2023), https://www.R-project.org/.

Footnote

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing, (2023), https://www.R-project.org/.

Later footnotes

R Core Team, supra note 1.
AGLC4

Bibliography entry

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing (Software, 4.3.1, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2023) <https://www.R-project.org/>

Footnote

R Core Team, R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing (Software, 4.3.1, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2023) <https://www.R-project.org/>.

Later footnotes

R Core Team (n 1).

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    At minimum: author or organisation, date published, name. The version is under About or Help; R, Python packages and Stata print their own suggested citation.

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