What is a CITATION.cff file?

Anaconda, Inc.
1,325 views April 21, 2026

A CITATION.cff file tells humans and machines exactly how to cite your code. Daina Bouquin, Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Anaconda, explains how to generate a file and add it to your GitHub repo. GitHub handles the rest: it adds a “cite” button to your repo that gives visitors the exact citation you want them to use. Create a CITATION.cff now or start from an existing file: https://citation-file-format.github.io/cff-initializer-javascript/#/ 💡 Subscribe to Anaconda's YouTube channel for Python and AI tips every Tuesday! #Anaconda #Python #Research #CitationFileFormat #GitHub #ResearchSoftware #OpenSource #PythonTips #DataScience #ReproducibleResearch

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