How to cite the R package igraph

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

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the igraph package (v1.2.6; Csardi & Nepusz, 2006).

Reference list entry

Csardi, G., & Nepusz, T. (2006). The igraph software package for complex network research. In InterJournal: Vol. Complex Systems (p. 1695). https://igraph.org

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 igraph package v1.2.6 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Csardi G, Nepusz T. The igraph software package for complex network research [Internet]. Vol. Complex Systems, InterJournal. 2006. p. 1695. Available from: https://igraph.org

BibTeX

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

BibTeX
@MISC{Csardi2006-qq,
  title   = "The igraph software package for complex network research",
  author  = "Csardi, Gabor and Nepusz, Tamas",
  journal = "InterJournal",
  volume  = "Complex Systems",
  pages   = "1695",
  year    =  2006,
  url     = "https://igraph.org"
}

RIS

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

RIS
TY  - MISC
AU  - Csardi, Gabor
AU  - Nepusz, Tamas
TI  - The igraph software package for complex network research
T2  - InterJournal
VL  - Complex Systems
SP  - 1695
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2006
UR  - https://igraph.org
ER  - 

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igraph R package release history

VersionRelease date
1.2.52020-03-19
1.2.4.22019-11-27
1.2.4.12019-04-22
1.2.42019-02-13
1.2.32019-02-10
1.2.22018-07-27
1.2.12018-03-10
1.1.22017-07-21
1.1.12017-07-16
1.0.12015-06-26
1.0.02015-06-24
0.7.12014-04-22
0.7.02014-02-05
0.6.62013-10-28
0.6.5-22013-05-23
0.6.5-12013-02-28
0.6.52013-02-25
0.6.42013-02-04
0.6-32012-10-17
0.6-22012-06-20
0.6-12012-06-17
0.62012-06-14
0.5.5-42011-12-13
0.5.5-32011-10-20
0.5.5-22011-03-21
0.5.5-12010-12-17
0.5.52010-10-28
0.5.4-12010-08-19
0.5.42010-08-06
0.5.32009-11-22
0.5.2-22009-05-08
0.5.22009-04-14
0.5.12008-07-12
0.52008-02-13
0.4.52007-12-24
0.4.42007-10-03
0.4.32007-08-09
0.4.22007-06-07
0.4.12007-05-23
0.42007-05-22
0.3.32007-02-28
0.3.22006-12-15
0.3.12006-12-07
0.2.12006-08-25
0.22006-08-23
0.1.22006-03-29
0.1.12006-03-01