# OpenRefine Citation

**URL:** <https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-citation/2200>\
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**Created:** [March 29, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-citation/2200 "2025-03-29T15:01:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-citation/2200/1 "2025-03-29T15:01:18Z")

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I'm writing a paper where we use OpenRefine, how should I cite it properly? Is there a journal paper describing the features of OpenRefine?

I found some but they seem old: Ham, Kelli. "OpenRefine (version 2.5). [http://openrefine](http://openrefine). org. Free, open-source tool for cleaning and transforming data." _Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA_ 101.3 (2013): 233.

Or describe specific use cases that were solved with OpenRefine: Ahmi, Aidi. "OpenRefine: An approachable tool for cleaning and harmonizing bibliographical data." _AIP Conference Proceedings_ . Vol. 2827. No. 1. AIP Publishing, 2023.

Most papers that use OpenRefine just cite the GitHub repo.

What is the best way to properly cite OpenRefine for academic purposes?

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**Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-citation/2200/2 "2025-03-29T18:15:25Z")

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Here are some examples. For the author, use "Code for Science & Society".

OpenRefine is a fiscally sponsored project of [Code for Science & Society](https://www.codeforsociety.org/), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the USA. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by US law (Tax ID: 81-3791683).

OpenRefine's website and documentation is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Examples of Citations:

- **APA Style:**

- **MLA Style:**

- **IEEE Style:**

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**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-citation/2200/3 "2025-03-30T13:15:19Z")

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I'd rather use the DOI created by Zenodo, which comes with example citation formats:  
`https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15089184`

> **[OpenRefine/OpenRefine: OpenRefine 3.9.2](https://zenodo.org/records/15089184)**
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> This is the third stable release of the 3.9 series. Please backup your workspace directory before installing and report any problems that you encounter. Changes Fixed (properly this time) a bug in French translation for the confirmation dialog about...