How do I cite MATLAB in a bibliography or a published journal?

How do I cite MATLAB in a bibliography or a published journal? 

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

In general, you should follow the standard rules for citing a software or a webpage in whatever convention you are using for your sources. Here are some general information and examples in citing MATLAB software, toolboxes, document webpages and program.

1. Citing MATLAB software:

The examples below show some sample citations for “MATLAB Version: 9.13.0 (R2022b) Update 2”. You can confirm your MATLAB version by executing the following command in your MATLAB Command Window:

for MATLAB versions R2012b and later:

>> ver -support

for MATLAB versions R2012a and earlier:

>> ver

Citation in APA style:

The MathWorks Inc. (2022). MATLAB version: 9.13.0 (R2022b), Natick, Massachusetts: The MathWorks Inc. https://www.mathworks.com

Citation in Vancouver style:

MATLAB version: 9.13.0 (R2022b), Natick, Massachusetts: The MathWorks Inc.; 2022.

Citation in IEEE style:

The MathWorks, Inc. (2022). MATLAB version: 9.13.0 (R2022b). Accessed: January 01, 2023. Available: https://www.mathworks.com.Citation in Bibtex format:

@software{MATLAB,
year = {2022},
author = {The MathWorks Inc.},
title = {MATLAB version: 9.13.0 (R2022b)},
publisher = {The MathWorks Inc.},
address = {Natick, Massachusetts, United States},
url = {https://www.mathworks.com}
}

2. Citing a MATLAB toolbox:

The examples below are for citing “Optimization Toolbox version 9.4 (R2022b)”.

Citation in APA style:

The MathWorks Inc. (2022). Optimization Toolbox version: 9.4 (R2022b), Natick, Massachusetts: The MathWorks Inc. https://www.mathworks.com

Citation in Vancouver style:

Optimization Toolbox version: 9.4 (R2022b), Natick, Massachusetts: The MathWorks Inc.; 2022.

Citation in IEEE style:

The MathWorks, Inc. (2022). Optimization Toolbox version: 9.4 (R2022b). Accessed: January 01, 2023. Available: https://www.mathworks.com.Citation in Bibtex format:

@software{ Optimization Toolbox,
year = {2022},
author = {The MathWorks Inc.},
title = {Optimization Toolbox version: 9.4 (R2022b)}
publisher = {The MathWorks Inc.},
address = {Natick, Massachusetts, United States},
url = {https://www.mathworks.com}
}

3. Citing a MATLAB document webpage:

The examples below are for citing document webpage for the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox, “https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/index.html”.

Citation in APA style:

The MathWorks Inc. (2022). Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox Documentation, Natick, Massachusetts: The MathWorks Inc. https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/index.html

Citation in Vancouver style:

Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox Documentation [Internet]. Natick, Massachusetts:  The MathWorks Inc.; 2022 [cited 2022 Jan 01]. Available from: https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/index.html

Citation in IEEE style:

The MathWorks, Inc. “Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox Documentation” mathworks.com. Accessed: February 07, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/index.html.

Citation in Bibtex format:

@ misc {statistics and machine learning toolbox documentation,
year = {2022},
author = {The MathWorks Inc.},
title = {Statistics and machine learning toolbox},
publisher = {The MathWorks Inc.},
address = {Natick, Massachusetts, United States},
url = {https://www.mathworks.com/help/stats/index.html}
}

4. Citing a MATLAB program:

To cite a MATLAB program, you can use the program name and the "Copyright" line from the program file. You can see this by executing

>> edit functionName

in the MATLAB Command window. The Copyright line is usually found just below the help text.