How to cite the R package runjags

runjags is a popular R package that is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/runjags/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 7^th 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 runjags package have suggested.

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the runjags package (v2.2.0-2; Denwood, 2016).

Reference list entry

Denwood, M. J. (2016). Runjags: AnRPackage providing interface utilities, model templates, parallel computing methods and additional distributions for MCMC models inJAGS. Journal of Statistical Software, 71(9). https://doi.org/10.18637/jss.v071.i09

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 runjags package v2.2.0-2 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Denwood MJ. Runjags: AnRPackage providing interface utilities, model templates, parallel computing methods and additional distributions for MCMC models inJAGS. J Stat Softw [Internet]. 2016;71(9). Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v071.i09

BibTeX

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BibTeX

@ARTICLE{Denwood2016-cr,
  title     = "Runjags: {AnRPackage} providing interface utilities, model
               templates, parallel computing methods and additional
               distributions for {MCMC} models {inJAGS}",
  author    = "Denwood, Matthew J",
  journal   = "J. Stat. Softw.",
  publisher = "Foundation for Open Access Statistic",
  volume    =  71,
  number    =  9,
  year      =  2016,
  url       = "http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v071.i09",
  language  = "en",
  issn      = "1548-7660",
  doi       = "10.18637/jss.v071.i09"
}

RIS

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RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Denwood, Matthew J
TI  - Runjags: AnRPackage providing interface utilities, model templates,
      parallel computing methods and additional distributions for MCMC models
      inJAGS
T2  - J. Stat. Softw.
VL  - 71
IS  - 9
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016
PB  - Foundation for Open Access Statistic
SN  - 1548-7660
DO  - 10.18637/jss.v071.i09
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18637/jss.v071.i09
ER  -

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runjags R package release history

Version	Release date
2.0.4-6	2019-12-17
2.0.4-4	2019-08-29
2.0.4-2	2016-07-25
2.0.3-2	2016-03-31
2.0.2-8	2015-09-14
2.0.1-4	2015-04-15
2.0.1-2	2015-04-12
1.2.1-0	2014-06-21
1.2.0-7	2013-11-19
1.2.0-3	2013-11-17
1.0.1-1	2013-09-14
1.1.0-3	2013-09-14
1.0.0-6	2013-03-26
0.9.9-2	2011-08-19
0.9.9-1	2010-11-20
0.9.7-1	2010-07-01
0.9.6-4	2010-05-01
0.9.6-3	2010-02-26
0.9.5-2	2009-11-01
0.9.5-1	2009-10-15
0.9.4-2	2009-05-28
0.9.3-3	2009-01-08
0.9.2-5	2008-10-23
0.9.1-6	2008-09-28
0.9.0-4	2008-09-01