Gordon K Smyth wrote:
>This is just a note that R would get a lot more citations if the recommended >citation was an >article in a recognised journal or from a recognised publisher. > >I use R in work leading to publications often, and I strongly want to give the >R core team credit >for their work. However I find that I can't persuade my biological >collaborators to include the >current R citation (below) in their reference lists, because it is not an >article in a recognised >journal nor from a recognised publisher. I can cite the 1996 paper by Ihaka >and Gentleman, and >sometimes this what I do, but I'd really like to give credit to the other R >core members as well, >for example the CRAN people and those involved in the Windows version. > >I know this is more work for the R team, like everything else, but an article >on the story of R >since the creation of the core team would be really nice to see. > > Are there any restrictions on the domain of discourse where said publication could take place? For example, last year's Computer Management Group (CMG) proceedings had a paper by someone who is using R in much the same manner as I am -- to analyze computer performance data. It's not biology, but it *is* peer-reviewed. Try "Using R for System Performance Analysis" by James Holtman in the 2004 Proceedings of the CMG. ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
