Citing asimov
How to properly cite asimov and related packages in your research.
Citing asimov
If you use asimov in your research, please cite the original paper which describes asimov:
Journal Article
Williams, D., Veitch, J., Chiofalo, M., Schmidt, P., Udall, R., Vajpeyi, A., & Hoy, C. (2023). "Asimov: A framework for coordinating parameter estimation workflows". The Journal of Open Source Software, 8(84), 4170. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.04170
BibTeX Citation
@article{asimov-paper,
author = {Williams, Daniel and Veitch, John and Chiofalo, Maria and Schmidt, Patricia and Udall, Rhiannon and Vajpeyi, Avi and Hoy, Charlie},
title = {Asimov: A framework for coordinating parameter estimation workflows},
journal = {The Journal of Open Source Software},
year = {2023},
month = {apr},
volume = {8},
number = {84},
eid = {4170},
pages = {4170},
doi = {10.21105/joss.04170},
archiveprefix = {arXiv},
eprint = {2207.01468},
primaryclass = {gr-qc}
}Citing Specific Software Versions
Each release of asimov is archived on Zenodo and receives a unique DOI. When you use a specific version of asimov, you should cite both the paper above and the corresponding Zenodo release.
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}
}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}
}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}
}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}
}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}
}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.