# How to cite cmdstanpy?

**URL:** https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538
**Category:** General
**Tags:** cmdstanpy
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538 "2021-07-19T09:25:16Z")
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### Author: ![Teddy\_Groves1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/teddy_groves1/32/9477_2.png) [@Teddy\_Groves1](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/Teddy_Groves1)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538/1 "2021-07-19T09:25:16Z")

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My colleagues and I would like to cite cmdstanpy in an academic paper - can anyone point me towards the best way to do this?

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### Author: ![rok\_cesnovar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rok\_cesnovar](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/rok_cesnovar)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538/2 "2021-07-19T10:54:23Z")

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@mitzimorris @ahartikainen

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### Author: ![mitzimorris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/mitzimorris/32/29_2.png) [@mitzimorris](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/mitzimorris)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538/3 "2021-07-19T21:11:03Z")

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here’s the official party line: [Stan - Citations](https://mc-stan.org/users/citations/)

> To cite the interface or post-processing package you used we recommend using the citation conventions for the language (R, Python, Julia, etc.) associated with the interface or package. For example, to cite RStan use the standard conventions for citing R packages.

what are the conventions for citing a Python package?

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### Author: ![ahartikainen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/ahartikainen/32/321_2.png) [@ahartikainen](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/ahartikainen)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538/4 "2021-07-19T23:09:57Z")

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Probably something similar we have in [PyStan](https://github.com/stan-dev/pystan)

> To cite PyStan in publications use:
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> Riddell, A., Hartikainen, A., & Carter, M. (2021). PyStan (3.0.0). [https://pypi.org/project/pystan](https://pypi.org/project/pystan)

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### Author: ![Teddy\_Groves1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/teddy_groves1/32/9477_2.png) [@Teddy\_Groves1](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/Teddy_Groves1)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/how-to-cite-cmdstanpy/23538/5 "2021-07-20T07:18:25Z")

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Thanks both, I guess I should do something this?

> Stan Dev Team (2021). CmdStanPy (0.9.76). `https://pypi.org/project/cmdstanpy`