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About citing software

Established practice for citing software varies. Instead of citing the software itself, you might be expected to cite a journal article describing the software (for example, in medicine and life science). More information on citing software can be found in the Data Processing and Analysis Guide.

The footnote

¹ IBM Corp., IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows. Version 25.0. (Armonk, New York: IBM Corp., 2017). https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics

² Laurence Anthony, AntConc. Version 4.2.0. (Tokyo: Waseda University, 2022). https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/

 

Include this information in the following order:

  • Developer/Organisation
  • Name of the software (in italics)
  • Version
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Year of publication
  • DOI (or other identifier) or URL

Shortened citation

¹ IBM Corp., IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows.
² Anthony, AntConc.

 

Include this information in the following order:

  • Developer's last name/Organisation. If more than four named developers, write "et al." after the first name.
  • Name of the software (in italics)

The reference list

Anthony, Laurence. AntConc. Version 4.2.0. Tokyo: Waseda University, 2022. https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/
IBM Corp. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows. Version 25.0. Armonk, New York: IBM Corp., 2017. https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-statistics

 

Include this information in the following order:

  • Developer/Organisation
  • Name of the software (in italics)
  • Version
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Year of publication
  • DOI (or other identifier) or URL