How to cite the R package mgcv

mgcv is a popular R package that is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/mgcv/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 7th edition. Simply copy it to the References page as is.

APA

The minimal requirement is to cite the R package in text along with the version number. Additionally, you can include the reference list entry the authors of the mgcv package have suggested.

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the mgcv package (v1.8-34; Wood, 2011).

Reference list entry

Wood, S. N. (2011). Fast stable restricted maximum likelihood and marginal likelihood estimation of semiparametric generalized linear models. In Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (B) (Vol. 73, Issue 1, pp. 3–36).

Vancouver citation

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

Vancouver

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the mgcv package v1.8-34 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Wood SN. Fast stable restricted maximum likelihood and marginal likelihood estimation of semiparametric generalized linear models. Vol. 73, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (B). 2011. p. 3–36.

BibTeX

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

BibTeX
@MISC{Wood2011-ax,
  title   = "Fast stable restricted maximum likelihood and marginal likelihood
             estimation of semiparametric generalized linear models",
  author  = "Wood, S N",
  journal = "Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (B)",
  volume  =  73,
  number  =  1,
  pages   = "3--36",
  year    =  2011
}

RIS

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

RIS
TY  - MISC
AU  - Wood, S N
TI  - Fast stable restricted maximum likelihood and marginal likelihood
      estimation of semiparametric generalized linear models
T2  - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (B)
VL  - 73
IS  - 1
SP  - 3-36
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2011
ER  - 

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mgcv R package release history

VersionRelease date
1.8-332020-08-27
1.8-322020-08-19
1.8-312019-11-09
1.8-302019-10-24
1.8-292019-09-20
1.8-282019-03-21
1.8-272019-02-06
1.8-262018-11-21
1.8-252018-10-26
1.8-242018-06-23
1.8-232018-01-21
1.8-222017-09-24
1.8-212017-09-17
1.8-202017-09-14
1.8-192017-09-01
1.8-182017-08-02
1.8-172017-02-16
1.8-162016-11-07
1.8-152016-09-14
1.8-142016-08-20
1.8-132016-07-21
1.8-122016-03-03
1.8-112016-01-24
1.8-102015-12-12
1.8-92015-10-30
1.8-82015-10-24
1.8-72015-07-23
1.8-62015-03-31
1.8-52015-03-03
1.8-42014-11-27
1.8-32014-08-29
1.8-22014-07-21
1.8-12014-07-06
1.8-02014-06-25
1.7-292014-03-31
1.7-282014-01-29
1.7-272013-10-01
1.7-262013-09-06
1.7-242013-06-05
1.7-232013-05-20
1.7-222012-10-15
1.7-212012-09-18
1.7-202012-08-24
1.7-192012-07-20
1.7-182012-06-12
1.7-172012-05-23
1.7-162012-04-30
1.7-142012-04-27
1.7-132012-01-22
1.7-122011-12-12
1.7-112011-11-14
1.7-102011-11-02
1.7-92011-10-20
1.7-82011-10-10
1.7-72011-10-08
1.7-62011-04-14
1.7-52011-03-26
1.7-42011-03-09
1.7-32011-02-14
1.7-22010-11-13
1.7-12010-11-08
1.7-02010-11-03
1.6-22010-04-27
1.6-12009-12-01
1.6-02009-11-18
1.5-62009-09-12
1.5-52009-05-15
1.5-42009-05-04
1.5-32009-04-22
1.5-22009-03-26
1.5-12009-03-17
1.5-02009-03-03
1.4-22009-02-13
1.4-1.12008-12-13
1.4-12008-06-19
1.4-02008-06-08
1.3-312008-04-29
1.3-302008-04-03
1.3-292007-11-17
1.3-282007-10-10
1.3-272007-09-27
1.3-262007-08-13
1.3-252007-06-22
1.3-242007-05-07
1.3-232007-03-15
1.3-222006-12-01
1.3-212006-11-21
1.3-202006-10-16
1.3-192006-09-13
1.3-182006-07-21
1.3-172006-05-18
1.3-162006-04-24
1.3-152006-04-12
1.3-132006-01-24
1.3-122005-12-14
1.3-112005-12-11
1.3-102005-11-29
1.3-92005-11-10
1.3-82005-10-16
1.3-72005-08-30
1.3-62005-08-20
1.3-52005-08-11
1.3-42005-07-12
1.3-32005-06-30
1.3-22005-06-21
1.3-12005-06-08
1.3-02005-05-30
1.2-62005-05-25
1.2-52005-05-19
1.2-42005-04-19
1.2-32005-04-10
1.2-22005-04-07
1.2-12005-03-26
1.2-02005-03-10
1.1-82004-11-12
1.1-72004-10-20
1.1-52004-10-01
1.1-42004-09-29
1.1-32004-09-25
1.1-22004-09-15
1.1-1.12004-09-12
1.1-12004-09-11
1.0-92004-06-17
1.0-82004-05-26
1.0-72004-05-18
1.0-52004-04-12
0.9-62003-11-04
0.9-52003-10-19
0.9-42003-10-08
0.9-32003-09-24
0.9-12003-09-16
0.9-22003-09-16
0.8-92003-06-15
0.8-82003-04-07
0.8-72002-11-06
0.8-62002-10-30
0.8-52002-10-22
0.8-42002-10-04
0.8-32002-09-11
0.8-22002-09-09
0.8-12002-05-17
0.8-02002-05-05
0.7-22002-03-31
0.7-12002-01-28
0.7-02002-01-16
0.6-22001-12-20
0.6-12001-12-19
0.5-32001-08-31
0.5-12001-06-25
0.5-02001-04-09
0.4-02001-01-05
0.3-22000-12-12
0.3-12000-12-08
0.2-12000-10-25
0.1-12000-10-04