How to cite the R package polysat

polysat is a popular R package that is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/polysat/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 polysat package have suggested.

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the polysat package (v1.7-4; Clark & Jasieniuk, 2011).

Reference list entry

Clark, L. V., & Jasieniuk, M. (2011). polysat : an R package for polyploid microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11(3), 562–566.

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 polysat package v1.7-4 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Clark LV, Jasieniuk M. polysat : an R package for polyploid microsatellite analysis. Mol Ecol Resour. 2011 May;11(3):562–6.

BibTeX

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

BibTeX
@ARTICLE{Clark2011-xz,
  title     = "polysat : an {R} package for polyploid microsatellite analysis",
  author    = "Clark, Lindsay V and Jasieniuk, Marie",
  journal   = "Mol. Ecol. Resour.",
  publisher = "Wiley",
  volume    =  11,
  number    =  3,
  pages     = "562--566",
  month     =  may,
  year      =  2011,
  url       = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.02985.x",
  copyright = "http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions\#vor",
  language  = "en",
  issn      = "1755-098X, 1755-0998",
  doi       = "10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.02985.x"
}

RIS

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

RIS
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Clark, Lindsay V
AU  - Jasieniuk, Marie
AD  - Department of Plant Sciences, Mail Stop 4, University of California,
      Davis, CA 95616, USA
TI  - polysat : an R package for polyploid microsatellite analysis
T2  - Mol. Ecol. Resour.
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SP  - 562-566
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2011/5
PB  - Wiley
SN  - 1755-098X
DO  - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.02985.x
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.02985.x
ER  - 

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polysat R package release history

VersionRelease date
1.7-32018-06-07
1.7-22017-08-17
1.7-12017-07-23
1.7-02017-05-03
1.6-02016-11-05
1.5-02016-07-18
1.4-12015-08-18
1.4-02015-06-13
1.3-32014-09-22
1.3-22013-09-06
1.3-12012-10-16
1.2-12012-01-15
1.2-02011-05-01
1.1-02010-12-07
1.0-12010-10-19
1.02010-10-01
0.12010-06-24