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@@ -56,13 +56,35 @@ The Contribution Guidelines for GemGIS can be found here: [Contribution Guidelin
 We welcome issue reports, questions, ideas for new features and pull-requests to fix issues or even add new features to the software. Once a pull-request is opened, we will guide through the review process. 
 
 
+<a name="citation"></a>
+## Citation
+
+If you use GemGIS for any published work, please cite it using the reference below:
+
+Jüstel, A., Endlein Correira, A., Pischke, M., de la Varga, M., Wellmann, F. (2022). GemGIS - Spatial Data Processing for Geomodeling. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(73), 3709, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03709.
+
+```
+@article{Jüstel2022, 
+doi = {10.21105/joss.03709}, 
+url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03709}, 
+year = {2022}, 
+publisher = {The Open Journal}, 
+volume = {7}, 
+number = {73}, 
+pages = {3709}, 
+author = {Alexander Jüstel and Arthur Endlein Correira and Marius Pischke and Miguel de la Varga and Florian Wellmann}, 
+title = {GemGIS - Spatial Data Processing for Geomodeling}, 
+journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}
+}
+```
+
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 ## References
 
-* Jüstel et al., (2023). From Maps to Models - Tutorials for structural geological modeling using GemPy and GemGIS. Journal of Open Source Education, 6(66), 185, https://doi.org/10.21105/jose.00185
-* Jüstel et al., (2022). GemGIS - Spatial Data Processing for Geomodeling. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(73), 3709, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03709
-* Jüstel, A., Endlein Correira, A., Wellmann, F. and Pischke, M.: GemGIS – GemPy Geographic: Open-Source Spatial Data Processing for Geological Modeling. EGU General Assembly 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-4613, 2021
-* Jüstel, A.: 3D Probabilistic Modeling and Data Analysis of the Aachen-Weisweiler Area: Implications for Deep Geothermal Energy Exploration, unpublished Master Thesis at RWTH Aachen University, 2020
-* de la Varga, M., Schaaf, A., and Wellmann, F.: GemPy 1.0: open-source stochastic geological modeling and inversion, Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 1-32, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1-2019, 2019
-* Powell, D.: Interpretation of Geological Structures Through Maps: An Introductory Practical Manual, Longman, pp. 192, 1992
-* Bennison, G.M.: An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps, Hodder Education Publication, pp. 78, 1990
+* Jüstel, A. et al.: From Maps to Models - Tutorials for structural geological modeling using GemPy and GemGIS. Journal of Open Source Education, 6(66), 185, https://doi.org/10.21105/jose.00185, 2023.
+* Jüstel, A. et al.: GemGIS - Spatial Data Processing for Geomodeling. Journal of Open Source Software, 7(73), 3709, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03709, 2022.
+* Jüstel, A., Endlein Correira, A., Wellmann, F. and Pischke, M.: GemGIS – GemPy Geographic: Open-Source Spatial Data Processing for Geological Modeling. EGU General Assembly 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-4613, 2021.
+* Jüstel, A.: 3D Probabilistic Modeling and Data Analysis of the Aachen-Weisweiler Area: Implications for Deep Geothermal Energy Exploration, unpublished Master Thesis at RWTH Aachen University, 2020.
+* de la Varga, M., Schaaf, A., and Wellmann, F.: GemPy 1.0: open-source stochastic geological modeling and inversion, Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 1-32, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1-2019, 2019.
+* Powell, D.: Interpretation of Geological Structures Through Maps: An Introductory Practical Manual, Longman, pp. 192, 1992.
+* Bennison, G.M.: An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps, Hodder Education Publication, pp. 78, 1990.