[GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:03 AM, Marcello Gorini <gorini at gmail.com> wrote:
> Stephen Sefick:
>
>>
>> > I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original
>> > email.  Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS
>> > GIS in
>> > a paper?
>>
>
> Markus Neteler:
>
>>
>> You may cite as this:
>>
>> (from http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php)
>>
>> *  GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
>> System (GRASS) Software, Version 6.4. Open Source Geospatial
>> Foundation. http://grass.osgeo.org
>> *  GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
>> System (GRASS) Programmer's Manual. Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
>> Electronic document: http://grass.osgeo.org/programming6/

... I just realize that it should be 2011.

> In three days time I will be submitting a paper to Geomorphology where the
> main research was made entirely with GRASS.
>
> I was willing to ask you: right now when I mention I used GRASS I refer to
> it like
>
> "... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2010 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.0svn and
> the main modules that compose ...."

Please use
"... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn and
the main modules that compose ...."

> and then when I talk about a specific module I say like
>
> "....the minimum-watershed-size threshold was set to 100 cells (GRASS GIS
> 6.4.0svn Reference Manual, 2010)..."

I suppose you use "6.4.2svn Reference Manual, 2011" ?

Markus