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 Our [documentation](https://lammpsio.readthedocs.io) includes installation,
 examples, and commands.
+
+## Citing lammpsio
+
+When using `lammpsio` in published work, please cite:
+> C. L. Petix, M. Kundu, and M. P. Howard, "lammpsio: Transparent and reproducible handling of LAMMPS particle data in Python." Journal of Open Source Software 10, 8962 (2025); [doi:10.21105/joss.08962](https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08962).
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+============
+How to Cite
+============
+
+When using ``lammpsio`` in published work, please cite:
+
+    C. L. Petix, M. Kundu, and M. P. Howard, "lammpsio: Transparent and
+    reproducible handling of LAMMPS particle data in Python." *Journal of Open Source
+    Software* **10**, 8962 (2025); `doi:10.21105/joss.08962 <https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08962>`_.
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     :maxdepth: 1
     :caption: Additional information
 
+    ./citing
     ./credits
     ./license