Thank you Simon and Richard. I will use this form. What I also meant is that software often impements unique algorithms, which I think SQLite does. These algorithms may be presented at conferences/journals. In turn, these publications cite the URL. Thus, I was looking for such a presentation, if it exists. Obviously, software may also impement other algorithms developed by other people, not directly the software developers. I would expect the "main" SQLite publication to mention them.
Roman ________________________________________ From: sqlite-users-bounces at mailinglists.sqlite.org [sqlite-users-bounces at mailinglists.sqlite.org] on behalf of Richard Hipp [d...@sqlite.org] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 2:27 PM To: General Discussion of SQLite Database Subject: Re: [sqlite] how to cite SQLite On 7/13/15, Simon Slavin <slavins at bigfraud.org> wrote: > > On 13 Jul 2015, at 4:51pm, Roman Fleysher <roman.fleysher at einstein.yu.edu> > wrote: > >> I am writing a scientific paper to describe our research. To manage data, >> we use SQLite. I would like to acknowledge SQLite and cite it properly in >> the paper. Is there a suggested way of doing it? A conference >> presentation? A paper, a book? In the simplest form I will use URL. > > Roman, > > SQLite must be cited as software rather than an academic presentation. I'm > afraid that the correct citation form for software will depend on the style > guide of your publication. I see you're working in medicine in the USA. > The closest citation forms I know of for US medicine are as follows. The > long form conforms to the one used by the APA which, for SQLite, would be > something like > > Hipp, R, et. al. (2015). SQLite (Version 3.8.10.2) [Computer software]. > SQLite Development Team. Retrieved June 15, 2015. > Available from <https://www.sqlite.org/download.html> Hipp, D. R., Kennedy, D., Mistachkin, J., (2015) SQLite (Version 3.8.10.2) [Computer software]. SQLite Development Team. Retrieved 2015-06-15. Available from <https://www.sqlite.org/src/info/2ef4f3a5b1d1d0c4> Note that the "download.html" link is volatile and will change (to version 3.8.11) in about 3 weeks, whereas the /src/info/2ef4f link is persistent and is intended to be accessible for at least 35 years. > > You should substitute your own version and dates. The other is the short > form the AMA uses which, for SQLite, would be > > Hipp R et. al.. SQLite. North Carolina: SQLite Development Team; 2015. > > If you find the form of this which suits your publication better, please > post it to this thread and I'll add it to the list. > > Richard, the 'author' requirements require the name of at least one specific > person. I don't know who else is on the development team so I've taken the > liberty of using "Richard Hipp et. al." and "SQLite Development Team" which > I guessed were closest to what you'd all want. If you don't like them > please don't hesitate to correct them. > > Simon. > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org > http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > -- D. Richard Hipp drh at sqlite.org _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
