How to cite the R package ggplot2

ggplot2 is a popular R package that is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ggplot2/index.html. By citing R packages in your paper you lay the grounds for others to be able to reproduce your analysis and secondly you are acknowledging the time and work people have spent creating the package.

APA citation

Formatted according to the APA Publication Manual 7^th edition. Simply copy it to the References page as is.

Vancouver citation

Formatted according to Vancouver style. Simply copy it to the references section as is.

BibTeX

Reference entry in BibTeX format. Simply copy it to your favorite citation manager.

@BOOK{Wickham2016-ic,
  title     = "Ggplot2: Elegant graphics for data analysis",
  author    = "Wickham, Hadley",
  publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
  series    = "Use R!",
  edition   =  2,
  month     =  jun,
  year      =  2016,
  address   = "Cham, Switzerland",
  language  = "en",
  isbn      = "9783319242774"
}

RIS

Reference entry in RIS format. Simply copy it to your favorite citation manager.

TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wickham, Hadley
TI  - Ggplot2: Elegant graphics for data analysis
T2  - Use R!
ET  - 2
SP  - 260
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/6/8
PB  - Springer International Publishing
CY  - Cham, Switzerland
SN  - 9783319242774
ER  - 

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