[R] citation of a task view

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 04/09/2014 2:28 PM, Achim Zeileis wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Sep 2014, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
>
> > On 04/09/2014 4:52 AM, Dr. Pablo E. Verde wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Which is a formal bibliography citation of an R's task view? For example
> >> if I want to make a citation of "MetaAnalysis" task view.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >
> > I don't think there is a recognized standard one.
>
> Not yet. But since this summer the web pages contain <meta> tags (both in
> Highwire Press and Dublin Core format) that state how the pages can be
> cited.
>
> > I would use whatever format your journal requires for citing any web
> > page, e.g. something like
> >
> > Lewin-Koh, Nicholas (2013).  CRAN Task View: Graphic Displays & Dynamic
> > Graphics & Graphic Devices & Visualization.
> > Web page with URL <http://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Bayesian.html>,
> > retrieved Sept. 4, 2014.
>
> I would recommend two changes: (1) Use the official stable URL
> http://CRAN.R-project.org/view=... (2) Instead of the "retrieved"
> information, use the version date stated on the task view. For example for
> the current version of the MetaAnalysis view:

Thanks.  One more correction:  I described the Graphics view, but put in 
the link to the Bayesian one :-).  So the real link should have been

http://CRAN.R-project.org/view=Graphics

Duncan Murdoch

>
> Michael Dewey (2014). CRAN Task View: Meta-Analysis. Version 2014-07-25.
> URL http://CRAN.R-project.org/view=MetaAnalysis.
>
> or in BibTeX:
>
> @Misc{,
>     author = {Michael Dewey},
>     note = {Version~2014-07-25},
>     title = {{CRAN} Task View: Meta-Analysis},
>     year = {2014},
>     url = {http://CRAN.R-project.org/view=MetaAnalysis}
> }
>
> hth,
> Z
>
> > Duncan Murdoch
> >
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