How to Cite OCS Tools

Every tool on this site is individually citable. Use the BibTeX entries below to give precise credit in papers and methods sections.

OCS v1.0 · Updated 2026-06-14 · Code: MIT · Data: CC0 · Prose: CC BY 4.0

Site-level citation

Cite the site as a whole if you used multiple tools or are referencing the project generally. Cite individual tools (below) when you used a specific calculator in your analysis — this is preferred for reproducibility.

@software{OCS_2026,
  author   = {Swanson, Tim},
  title    = {{The Omega Centauri Society — Interactive Calculators
               for the NGC 5139 IMBH Question}},
  year     = {2026},
  doi      = {10.5281/zenodo.20689279},
  url      = {https://omegacentauri.me},
  version  = {1.0},
  note     = {Open-source browser-based tool suite for the Omega Centauri
               IMBH debate, Fermi Paradox, and Macro Transcension Hypothesis.
               Code: MIT. Curated data: CC0. Prose: CC BY 4.0.}
}

@software · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20689279

Run-record export. Every OpenChainGraph-enabled tool (marked ⬡ below) emits a signed JSON artifact containing the exact input parameters, output payload, execution hash, and a permalink. Expand the ⬡ OCS OpenChainGraph Artifact panel in any tool and click Copy JSON to get a citable run record. Paste it into your supplementary material for exact reproducibility.

Zenodo DOI Live

OCS v1.0 is deposited on Zenodo. Use 10.5281/zenodo.20689279 as the DOI in citations. The concept DOI always resolves to the latest release; version DOIs (assigned per release) are frozen snapshots suitable for methods-section citations requiring exact reproducibility.

Zenodo record: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20689279

ASCL registration Pending

OCS is being registered with the Astrophysics Source Code Library. Once assigned an ASCL ID, the site-level BibTeX above will include an eprint field pointing to the ASCL record, enabling citation via standard astrophysics reference managers.

CITATION.cff

The repository includes a CITATION.cff file in the root. GitHub surfaces this as a "Cite this repository" button, and the cffconvert tool can convert it to BibTeX, RIS, or APA automatically.

Per-tool citations

Prefer per-tool citations over the site-level entry when your paper used a specific calculator. The url field already includes the canonical tool path; if you used a particular parameter state, append the hash fragment from your browser address bar.