Citing asimov

How to properly cite asimov and related packages in your research.

Citing asimov

If you use asimov in your research, please cite it in your publications. This helps us track the impact of the software and secure funding for continued development.

BibTeX Citation

@software{asimov,
  author       = {Williams, Daniel and others},
  title        = {asimov: A framework for managing gravitational-wave analysis},
  url          = {https://github.com/etive-io/asimov},
  version      = {latest},
  year         = {2024}
}

Note: Please check the repository for the most up-to-date citation information and DOI references.

Tip: Visit the asimov GitHub repository for DOI badges and version-specific citations through Zenodo or other archival services.

Citing Analysis Pipelines

When using asimov with specific analysis pipelines, you should also cite those pipelines. Below are citation guidelines for the main supported pipelines:

bilby

If you use bilby through asimov, please cite:

@article{bilby,
  title={BILBY: A user-friendly Bayesian inference library for gravitational-wave astronomy},
  author={Ashton, Gregory and others},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series},
  volume={241},
  number={2},
  pages={27},
  year={2019},
  publisher={IOP Publishing}
}

Visit bilby documentation

PyCBC

If you use PyCBC through asimov-pycbc, please cite:

@article{pycbc,
  title={PyCBC Inference: A Python-based parameter estimation toolkit for compact binary coalescence signals},
  author={Biwer, C. M. and others},
  journal={Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific},
  volume={131},
  number={996},
  pages={024503},
  year={2019}
}

Visit PyCBC documentation

cogwheel

If you use cogwheel through asimov-cogwheel, please cite:

@article{cogwheel,
  title={Rapid localization of gravitational wave sources with likelihood reweighting},
  author={Roulet, Javier and others},
  journal={Physical Review D},
  volume={104},
  pages={083010},
  year={2021}
}

Visit cogwheel repository

LALInference

If you use LALInference, please cite:

@article{lalinference,
  title={Parameter estimation for compact binaries with ground-based gravitational-wave observations using the LALInference software library},
  author={Veitch, J. and others},
  journal={Physical Review D},
  volume={91},
  pages={042003},
  year={2015}
}

Visit LALSuite documentation

BayesWave

If you use BayesWave, please cite:

@article{bayeswave,
  title={BayesWave: Bayesian Inference for Gravitational Wave Bursts and Instrument Glitches},
  author={Cornish, Neil J. and Littenberg, Tyson B.},
  journal={Classical and Quantum Gravity},
  volume={32},
  pages={135012},
  year={2015}
}

Visit BayesWave repository

Acknowledgments

In addition to citations, consider including an acknowledgment in your paper. Here's a suggested template:

"This research has made use of asimov [cite], a framework for managing gravitational-wave parameter estimation analyses. The analysis was performed using [pipeline name] [cite]."

If asimov was particularly important to your research, you may also want to acknowledge specific contributors or features that were crucial to your work.

Software Metadata

For enhanced reproducibility and proper attribution, consider including the following information in your methodology section:

Specific version numbers of asimov and all pipeline packages used
DOI references for archived versions (when available through Zenodo)
Links to configuration files or analysis scripts (e.g., via GitHub repository)
System requirements and computational resources used

This information helps other researchers reproduce your analysis and understand the computational context of your results.

Questions about Citations?

If you have questions about how to cite asimov or related software, please reach out to the community or check the documentation.

Documentation GitHub