Citation File Format

GitHub Native Citation Support

GitHub natively reads CITATION.cff files and renders a Cite this repository button on the repository landing page that generates BibTeX and APA snippets from the file's metadata.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: citation-cff:github-citation-integration
name: GitHub Native Citation Support
tags:
- Discovery
- GitHub
- Integration
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files
properties:
- url: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files
  type: Documentation
description: GitHub natively reads CITATION.cff files and renders a Cite this repository button on the
  repository landing page that generates BibTeX and APA snippets from the file's metadata.