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📄 How to Cite Rxiv-Maker

If you use Rxiv-Maker in your research, please cite our work to help others discover this tool.

Paper Citation

Rxiv-Maker Paper

BibTeX: 

@misc{saraiva2025rxivmakerautomatedtemplateengine,
      title={Rxiv-Maker: An Automated Template Engine for Streamlined Scientific Publications},
      author={Bruno M. Saraiva and Guillaume Jaquemet and Ricardo Henriques},
      year={2025},
      eprint={2508.00836},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.DL},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00836},
}

APA Style: Saraiva, B. M., Jacquemet, G., & Henriques, R. (2025). Rxiv-Maker: an automated template engine for streamlined scientific publications. arXiv preprint. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.00836

Nature Style: Saraiva, B. M., Jacquemet, G. & Henriques, R. Rxiv-Maker: an automated template engine for streamlined scientific publications. arXiv https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.00836 (2025).

IEEE Style: B. M. Saraiva, G. Jacquemet, and R. Henriques, "Rxiv-Maker: An Automated Template Engine for Streamlined Scientific Publications," arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.00836, 2025.

Software Citation

For software citations, you can also reference the GitHub repository:

GitHub Repository: 

@software{rxiv_maker_software,
  author = {Saraiva, Bruno M. and Jacquemet, Guillaume and Henriques, Ricardo},
  title = {Rxiv-Maker: Automated LaTeX Article Generation},
  url = {https://github.com/HenriquesLab/rxiv-maker},
  version = {2.5.0},
  year = {2025}
}

DOI Information

What to Cite

When to Cite the Paper

Cite the research paper when: - You use Rxiv-Maker for manuscript preparation in your research - You reference the methodology or approach described in our work - You build upon or compare with our automated manuscript generation approach - You discuss scientific publishing workflows and tools

When to Cite the Software

Cite the software repository when: - You extend or modify Rxiv-Maker's codebase - You integrate Rxiv-Maker into other tools or workflows - You need to reference specific technical implementation details - You report bugs or technical issues

Example Citations in Use

In Methods Section

"Manuscripts were prepared using Rxiv-Maker (Saraiva et al., 2025), an automated LaTeX article generation system that enables reproducible figure generation and seamless integration of Python-based analyses."

In Acknowledgments

"We thank the developers of Rxiv-Maker (https://github.com/HenriquesLab/rxiv-maker) for providing an excellent tool for reproducible manuscript preparation."

In Software/Tools Section

"Data analysis and figure generation were performed using custom Python scripts integrated with Rxiv-Maker v2.5.0 (Saraiva et al., 2025), ensuring full reproducibility of all results."

If you use specific components or workflows, you might also want to cite:

For Reproducible Workflows

  • Git: Chacon, S. & Straub, B. Pro Git. Apress (2014).
  • Python: Van Rossum, G. & Drake, F.L. Python 3 Reference Manual. CreateSpace (2009).
  • LaTeX: Lamport, L. LaTeX: A Document Preparation System. Addison-Wesley (1994).

For Scientific Python Ecosystem

  • Matplotlib: Hunter, J. D. Matplotlib: A 2D graphics environment. Computing in Science & Engineering 9, 90-95 (2007).
  • Pandas: McKinney, W. Data structures for statistical computing in Python. Proceedings of the 9th Python in Science Conference 445, 51-56 (2010).
  • NumPy: Harris, C. R. et al. Array programming with NumPy. Nature 585, 357-362 (2020).

License Information

Rxiv-Maker is released under the MIT License, which allows for free use, modification, and distribution. See our LICENSE file for complete terms.

Contributing to Citations

If you've published work using Rxiv-Maker, we'd love to hear about it! Please:

  1. Share your publication in our GitHub Discussions
  2. Tag us on social media @HenriquesLab
  3. Submit a case study for our Examples section

This helps us understand how Rxiv-Maker is being used and improve the tool for the scientific community.

Contact

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