Standard
Citation File Format (CITATION.cff)
The Citation File Format (CITATION.cff) is a plain-text file holding human- and machine-readable citation details for software or datasets.
How it connects
What it is
- Citation File Format (CITATION.cff) is a kind of Metadata standard. A file format for citation details of software.
Related to
- Citation File Format (CITATION.cff) relates to Research software. Lets research software be cited correctly.
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Details
Also known as: CITATION.cff, CFF
Description
GitHub shows a citation and a BibTeX snippet from the file, Zenodo uses it to fill in the record for releases published through its GitHub integration, and Zotero's browser plugin reads it. Its development is supported by the DLR Institute for Software Technology, the Netherlands eScience Center and the Software Sustainability Institute.
Attributes
| url | https://citation-file-format.github.io/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q108218387 |
| status | active |
| governance | Community |
| prominence | detail |
| type | Standard |
| standardKind | metadata-schema |
| Tags | region: global, openness: open source |
Sources
- https://citation-file-format.github.io/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): Purpose of the format; tool support; acknowledgments of the institutions supporting its development.
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108218387(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): Label: Citation File Format; official website citation-file-format.github.io.
Last reviewed: 2026-11-13
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