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cffinit

A web form to initialize CITATION.cff files which you can use to include citation information into your software repository.

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What cffinit can do for you

When you made some software and you want to include instructions on how to cite it, CITATION.cff files are the answer. However, sometimes it's tricky to ensure you write valid CFF. This tool helps mitigate that problem by generating the CFF text using a web form with form validation and user feedback.

  • authors can be rearranged
  • keywords can be rearranged
  • includes some automated checking/form validation with feedback to the user
  • compliant with http://www.yamllint.com/
  • compliant with Citation FIle Format specification v1.2.0
  • does not support the full CFF spec yet
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Programming languages
  • TypeScript 52%
  • Vue 42%
  • JavaScript 6%
  • CSS 1%
License
  • Apache-2.0
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Participating organisations

Netherlands eScience Center

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Contributors

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Stefan Verhoeven
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Faruk Diblen
SD
Stephan Druskat
ASS
Abel Soares Siqueira
JGG
Jesus Garcia Gonzalez
RC
Reggie Cushing
Jurriaan H. Spaaks
Jurriaan H. Spaaks
Netherlands eScience Center

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