DOC: Update README for ASCL publication and minors

.github/linters/.cspell.json

@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
         "pypa",
         "pypi",
         "MAINT",
+        "ASCL",
+        "Bibcode",
         "bibtex",
         "howpublished",
+        "adsurl",
+        "adsnote",
         "autoclass",
         "autofunction",
         "automodule",

LICENSE.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Yuan-Ming Hsu
+Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Yuan-Ming Hsu
 All rights reserved.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # spherimatch
+[![ascl:2507.022](https://img.shields.io/badge/ascl-2507.022-blue.svg?colorB=262255)](https://ascl.net/2507.022)
+[![2025ascl.soft07022H](https://img.shields.io/badge/ADS-2025ascl.soft07022H-blue.svg)](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ascl.soft07022H/abstract)
+
 A Python package for cross-matching and self-matching in spherical coordinates.
 
 ## Table of Contents
@@ -39,26 +42,31 @@ Before you start, please check out our documentation for a
   [duplicate removal example](https://technic960183.github.io/spherimatch/tutorial/duplicates_removal.html).
 
 ## API Reference
-The full documentation and API reference can be found [here](https://technic960183.github.io/spherimatch/index.html).
+The API reference can be found in the [full documentation](https://technic960183.github.io/spherimatch/index.html).
 
 ## Contributing
 If you find any bugs or potential issues, please report it directly to me (via Slack or E-mail), or start an [issue](https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch/issues).
 
 If you have any suggestions or feature requests, feel free to start an [issue](https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch/issues).
 
 ## Citation
-If you find `spherimatch` useful in your research, please consider citing it. Currently, we do not plan to publish a method paper for this package in the year of 2024. However, you can still cite this repository directly.
+If you find `spherimatch` useful in your research, please consider citing it.
+
+`spherimatch` is registered in the [Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL)](https://ascl.net/2507.022), and can be cited using its Bibcode: [`2025ascl.soft07022H`](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ascl.soft07022H/abstract).
 
-To cite spherimatch in your publication, please use the following BibTeX entry:
+Please feel free to use your preferred citation format. For convenience, here is a BibTeX entry:
 ```bibtex
-@misc{spherimatch,
-  author = {Yuan-Ming Hsu},
-  title = {spherimatch: A Python package for cross-matching and self-matching in spherical coordinates.},
-  year = {2024},
-  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch}},
-  note = {Accessed: YYYY-MM}
+@software{2025ascl.soft07022H,
+       author = {{Hsu}, Yuan-Ming},
+        title = "{spherimatch: Cross-matching and self-matching in spherical coordinates}",
+ howpublished = {Astrophysics Source Code Library, record ascl:2507.022},
+         year = 2025,
+        month = jul,
+          eid = {ascl:2507.022},
+       adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ascl.soft07022H},
+      adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
 }
 ```
-Additionally, you may add a reference to `https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch` in the footnote if suitable.
+You may also include a reference to the GitHub repository `https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch` in the footnote if appropriate.
 
-If you publish a paper that uses `spherimatch`, please let me know. I would be happy to know how this package has been used in research.
+If you publish a paper that uses `spherimatch`, feel free to let me know. I would be happy to hear how this package supports your work!

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
 project = 'spherimatch'
-copyright = '2024, Yuan-Ming Hsu'
+copyright = '2023-2025, Yuan-Ming Hsu'
 author = 'Yuan-Ming Hsu'
 release = 'v0.0'