HOW TO CITE MAIZEGDB

Why cite MaizeGDB?

One of the ways we are able to demonstrate that MaizeGDB is a useful resource is by tracking references to MaizeGDB in the literature. If you wish to make reference to the project, placing a link within the paper (e.g., http://www.maizegdb.org) is not enough! Although we appreciate the inclusion of any reference to MaizeGDB in your publications, we cannot track these sorts of references. Instead, please use the following as a guide to citing MaizeGDB within your publications.

If you are seeking a general reference for MaizeGDB, we suggest one of the following:

Lawrence, CJ, Harper, LC, Schaeffer, ML, Sen, TZ, Seigfried, TE, Campbell, DA. (2008) MaizeGDB: The Maize Model Organism Database for Basic, Translational, and Applied Research. Int J Plant Genomics. 2008:496957. Full Text

Lawrence, CJ, Schaeffer, ML, Seigfried, TE, Campbell, DA, and Harper, LC. (2007) MaizeGDB's new data types, resources and activities. Nucleic Acids Research 35:D895-900. Full Text

Lawrence, CJ, Seigfried, TE, and Brendel, V. (2005) The Maize Genetics and Genomics Database. The community resource for access to diverse maize data. Plant Physiology 138:55-58. Full Text

Lawrence, CJ, Dong, Q, Polacco, ML, Seigfried, TE, and Brendel, V. (2004) MaizeGDB, the community database for maize genetics and genomics. Nucleic Acids Research 32:D393-D397. Full Text

In accordance with the Columbia Guide to Online Style (Columbia University Press) the basic format for citing electronic publications is:

Author's Last Name, First Initials. (Date) Title of Work. Title of Complete Work. [protocol and address] [path] (date of message or visit).

Specific Example: Citing the MaizeGDB Explanation of Nomenclature and Methods Used by the Cytogenetic Map of Maize Project

Amarillo, F., Koumbaris, G. & Bass, H.W. (2005) An Explanation of Nomenclature and Methods Used by the Cytogenetic Map of Maize Project. MaizeGDB. http://www.maizegdb.org/CMMprotocols.php (22 Jan. 2005).

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