> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/community/citation-and-acknowledgement.md).

# Citation and Acknowledgement

If you are writing a manuscript about research you conducted using BDC, use the citation available below.

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**For citation of BDC:**

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2020). The NHLBI BioData Catalyst. Zenodo. <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3822858>

**To acknowledge BDC, use:**

The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of the consortium working on the development of the NHLBI BioData Catalyst® (BDC) ecosystem.