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 [xdmod-qa]: https://github.com/ubccr/xdmod-qa
 [xdmod-repo-manifest]: https://github.com/ubccr/xdmod-repo-manifest
 [software-requirements]: http://open.xdmod.org/software-requirements.html
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+## Reference
+When referencing XDMoD, please cite the following publication:
+
+> Jeffrey T. Palmer, Steven M. Gallo, Thomas R. Furlani, Matthew D. Jones, Robert L. DeLeon, Joseph P. White, Nikolay Simakov, Abani K. Patra, Jeanette Sperhac, Thomas Yearke, Ryan Rathsam, Martins Innus, Cynthia D. Cornelius, James C. Browne, William L. Barth, Richard T. Evans, "Open XDMoD: A Tool for the Comprehensive Management of High-Performance Computing Resources", *Computing in Science & Engineering*, Vol 17, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 52-62. DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2015.68