Dear R users, This is more a suggestion than a question.
Short version: A possibility for a short, 'inline', way to cite R in an article, comparable to e. g. 'SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA' or 'Stata Corporation, College Station, Texas, USA', without a corresponding item in the list of references, might be an advantage in some cases. Long version: Increasingly, it seems, journals are setting strict limits to the number of references in scientific papers. These requirements by editors wanting to maximize the number of published articles in a limited space may be understandable, but they make it difficult for authors to pay due credit to the papers and other recources on which the article in question is based. A solution that is used to some extent for e. g. software and measurement instruments is a shortened, 'inline' citation (see examples above) without a corresponding item in the list of references at the end of the article. The possibility for a standardized and approved way to make such a reference to R would be helpful for authors facing this kind of requirements from journal editors. I have read the posting guide and R FAQ, typed citation() in R and tried Google and R Site Search, but did not find any discussion on this matter. Sincerely, Tore Wentzel-Larsen ------------------------------------------ Tore Wentzel-Larsen statistician Centre for Clinical research Armauer Hansen house Haukeland University Hospital N-5021 Bergen tlf +47 55 97 55 39 (a) faks +47 55 97 60 88 (a) email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
