Open ljlamarche opened 3 months ago
Adding a CITATION file to the repo root seem to be a convenient way to tell users how they should cite the software.
https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files
In the interest of good open-software stewardship, we should encourage people to properly cite our software when they use it.
Add information about how to cite in the standard documentation. (I don't see why we couldn't do both!)
Requested feature
Adding a CITATION file to the repo root seem to be a convenient way to tell users how they should cite the software.
https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files
The problem or gap this feature will address
In the interest of good open-software stewardship, we should encourage people to properly cite our software when they use it.
Possible alternatives
Add information about how to cite in the standard documentation. (I don't see why we couldn't do both!)