How to cite the R package brms
brms is a popular R package that is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/brms/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.
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 brms package have suggested.
Example of an in-text citation
Analysis of the data was done using the brms package (v2.14.4; Bürkner, 2017).
Reference list entry
Bürkner, P.-C. (2017). Brms: An R package for Bayesian multilevel models using Stan. Journal of Statistical Software, 80(1). https://doi.org/10.18637/jss.v080.i01
Vancouver citation
Formatted according to Vancouver style. Simply copy it to the references section as is.
Example of an in-text citation
Analysis of the data was done using the brms package v2.14.4 (1).
Reference list entry
1.Bürkner PC. Brms: An R package for Bayesian multilevel models using Stan. J Stat Softw [Internet]. 2017;80(1). Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v080.i01
BibTeX
Reference entry in BibTeX format. Simply copy it to your favorite citation manager.
@ARTICLE{Burkner2017-aw,
title = "Brms: An {R} package for Bayesian multilevel models using Stan",
author = "B{\"u}rkner, Paul-Christian",
journal = "J. Stat. Softw.",
publisher = "Foundation for Open Access Statistic",
volume = 80,
number = 1,
year = 2017,
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v080.i01",
language = "en",
issn = "1548-7660",
doi = "10.18637/jss.v080.i01"
}
RIS
Reference entry in RIS format. Simply copy it to your favorite citation manager.
TY - JOUR AU - Bürkner, Paul-Christian TI - Brms: An R package for Bayesian multilevel models using Stan T2 - J. Stat. Softw. VL - 80 IS - 1 PY - 2017 DA - 2017 PB - Foundation for Open Access Statistic SN - 1548-7660 DO - 10.18637/jss.v080.i01 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v080.i01 ER -
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brms R package release history
| Version | Release date |
|---|---|
| 2.14.0 | 2020-10-08 |
| 2.13.5 | 2020-07-31 |
| 2.13.3 | 2020-07-13 |
| 2.13.0 | 2020-05-27 |
| 2.12.0 | 2020-02-23 |
| 2.11.1 | 2020-01-19 |
| 2.11.0 | 2020-01-12 |
| 2.10.0 | 2019-08-29 |
| 2.9.0 | 2019-05-23 |
| 2.8.0 | 2019-03-15 |
| 2.7.0 | 2018-12-17 |
| 2.6.0 | 2018-10-23 |
| 2.5.0 | 2018-09-16 |
| 2.4.0 | 2018-07-20 |
| 2.3.1 | 2018-06-05 |
| 2.3.0 | 2018-05-14 |
| 2.2.0 | 2018-04-13 |
| 2.1.0 | 2018-01-23 |
| 2.0.1 | 2017-12-21 |
| 2.0.0 | 2017-12-15 |
| 1.10.2 | 2017-10-20 |
| 1.10.0 | 2017-09-09 |
| 1.9.0 | 2017-08-15 |
| 1.8.0 | 2017-07-20 |
| 1.7.0 | 2017-05-23 |
| 1.6.1 | 2017-04-17 |
| 1.6.0 | 2017-04-06 |
| 1.5.1 | 2017-02-26 |
| 1.5.0 | 2017-02-17 |
| 1.4.0 | 2017-01-27 |
| 1.3.1 | 2016-12-22 |
| 1.3.0 | 2016-12-20 |
| 1.2.0 | 2016-12-06 |
| 1.1.0 | 2016-10-11 |
| 1.0.1 | 2016-09-16 |
| 1.0.0 | 2016-09-15 |
| 0.10.0 | 2016-06-29 |
| 0.9.1 | 2016-05-17 |
| 0.9.0 | 2016-04-19 |
| 0.8.0 | 2016-02-15 |
| 0.7.0 | 2016-01-18 |
| 0.6.0 | 2015-11-14 |
| 0.5.0 | 2015-09-13 |
| 0.4.1 | 2015-08-03 |
| 0.4.0 | 2015-07-23 |
| 0.3.0 | 2015-06-29 |
| 0.2.0 | 2015-05-27 |
| 0.1.0 | 2015-05-08 |