How to cite the R package pcalg

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

Example of an in-text citation

Analysis of the data was done using the pcalg package (v2.7-1; Kalisch et al., 2012).

Reference list entry

Kalisch, M., Mächler, M., Colombo, D., Maathuis, M. H., & Bühlmann, P. (2012). Causal Inference Using Graphical Models with the R Package pcalg. In Journal of Statistical Software (Vol. 47, Issue 11, pp. 1–26). https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v047i11

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 pcalg package v2.7-1 (1).

Reference list entry

1.
Kalisch M, Mächler M, Colombo D, Maathuis MH, Bühlmann P. Causal Inference Using Graphical Models with the R Package pcalg [Internet]. Vol. 47, Journal of Statistical Software. 2012. p. 1–26. Available from: https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v047i11

BibTeX

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

BibTeX

@MISC{Kalisch2012-me,
  title   = "Causal Inference Using Graphical Models with the {R} Package
             {pcalg}",
  author  = "Kalisch, Markus and M{\"a}chler, Martin and Colombo, Diego and
             Maathuis, Marloes H and B{\"u}hlmann, Peter",
  journal = "Journal of Statistical Software",
  volume  =  47,
  number  =  11,
  pages   = "1--26",
  year    =  2012,
  url     = "https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v047i11"
}

RIS

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

RIS

TY  - MISC
AU  - Kalisch, Markus
AU  - Mächler, Martin
AU  - Colombo, Diego
AU  - Maathuis, Marloes H
AU  - Bühlmann, Peter
TI  - Causal Inference Using Graphical Models with the R Package pcalg
T2  - Journal of Statistical Software
VL  - 47
IS  - 11
SP  - 1-26
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012
UR  - https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v047i11
ER  -

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pcalg R package release history

Version	Release date
2.7-0	2020-11-17
2.6-12	2020-09-22
2.6-11	2020-08-16
2.6-10	2020-03-03
2.6-9	2020-02-11
2.6-8	2019-11-21
2.6-7	2019-10-23
2.6-6	2019-09-16
2.6-5	2019-08-27
2.6-2	2019-04-26
2.6-0	2018-06-04
2.5-0	2017-07-12
2.4-5	2017-02-22
2.4-3	2016-09-28
2.4-2	2016-09-26
2.2-4	2015-07-23
2.2-3	2015-07-12
2.2-2	2015-06-24
2.2-0	2015-05-13
2.0-10	2015-03-19
2.0-3	2014-07-01
2.0-2	2014-03-19
2.0-1	2014-03-07
1.1-6	2014-03-02
1.1-5	2012-04-26
1.1-4	2011-05-09
1.1-2	2010-10-27
1.0-2	2010-04-16
1.0-0	2010-03-14
0.1-9	2009-09-23
0.1-8	2009-03-06
0.1-7	2008-04-16
0.1-6	2008-04-02
0.1-5	2007-04-11
0.1-4	2006-11-02
0.1-3	2006-06-06