Add PyGMT Zenodo BibTeX entry to main README.md#678
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What about a stand-alone
Yes, I think we should encourage users to cite both PyGMT and GMT6 if possible. |
Don't think we need a dedicated page for this now since it's just one entry. We can point to https://pygmt-98df8j9um.vercel.app/#citing-pygmt (or https://pygmt.org/#citing-pygmt when this PR is merged) to instruct on how to cite PyGMT.
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I'm feeling that the README.md (or the website landing page) is a little too long, and readers may miss the citation information. |
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I suppose it depends on what's better for the search engine (e.g. results from "How to cite PyGMT"). There's some tips at http://citeas.org/modify-your-citation and http://citeas.org/sources. Currently looks like this at http://citeas.org/cite/pygmt: It's a lot better for GMT at https://citeas.org/cite/gmt: Personally I just do |
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Another argument for having the BibTeX in the main README.md is that it will appear on PyPI as well 😉 |
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Forgot to add "updating citation information" in the release checklist. |
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Oh right, I'll merge in #673 first and we can do that, and probably start the changelog for PyGMT v0.2.1 |



Description of proposed changes
To ensure that people will cite PyGMT consistently in their research work, this PR adds a PyGMT BibTeX entry to the main README.md (copied from Zenodo at https://zenodo.org/record/4025418/export/hx).
Also point to https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/cite for GMT specific modules.
Fixes #653
Reminders
make formatandmake checkto make sure the code follows the style guide.doc/api/index.rst.Notes
/formatin the first line of a comment to lint the code automatically