How to cite the R package usdm

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

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the usdm package (v1.1-18; Naimi et al., 2014).

Reference list entry

Naimi, B., Hamm, N. A. S., Groen, T. A., Skidmore, A. K., & Toxopeus, A. G. (2014). Where is positional uncertainty a problem for species distribution modelling? Ecography, 37(2), 191–203.

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 usdm package v1.1-18 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Naimi B, Hamm NAS, Groen TA, Skidmore AK, Toxopeus AG. Where is positional uncertainty a problem for species distribution modelling? Ecography (Cop). 2014 Feb;37(2):191–203.

BibTeX

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

BibTeX

@ARTICLE{Naimi2014-wo,
  title     = "Where is positional uncertainty a problem for species
               distribution modelling?",
  author    = "Naimi, Babak and Hamm, Nicholas A S and Groen, Thomas A and
               Skidmore, Andrew K and Toxopeus, Albertus G",
  journal   = "Ecography (Cop.)",
  publisher = "Wiley",
  volume    =  37,
  number    =  2,
  pages     = "191--203",
  month     =  feb,
  year      =  2014,
  url       = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00205.x",
  language  = "en",
  issn      = "0906-7590, 1600-0587",
  doi       = "10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00205.x"
}

RIS

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

RIS

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Naimi, Babak
AU  - Hamm, Nicholas A S
AU  - Groen, Thomas A
AU  - Skidmore, Andrew K
AU  - Toxopeus, Albertus G
TI  - Where is positional uncertainty a problem for species distribution
      modelling?
T2  - Ecography (Cop.)
VL  - 37
IS  - 2
SP  - 191-203
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014/2
PB  - Wiley
SN  - 0906-7590
DO  - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00205.x
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00205.x
ER  -

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usdm R package release history

Version	Release date
1.1-15	2015-08-01
1.1-12	2013-07-23
1.1-8	2013-03-20
1.1-7	2012-11-15