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How to Cite apsimNGpy
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**Citation:**

Magala, R., Schulte, L.A., 2026. apsimNGpy: A comprehensive Python framework for interactive,
reproducible, and scalable simulations of the APSIM Next Generation model. SoftwareX 33, 102496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2025.102496

**BibTeX format:**

.. code-block:: bibtex

    @article{Magala2026apsimNGpy,
      author  = {Magala, Richard and Schulte, Lisa A.},
      title   = {apsimNGpy: A comprehensive Python framework for interactive, reproducible, and scalable simulations of the APSIM Next Generation model},
      journal = {SoftwareX},
      year    = {2026},
      volume  = {33},
      pages   = {102496},
      doi     = {10.1016/j.softx.2025.102496},
      url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2025.102496}
    }

If you are planning to cite a specific version in any reports or publications, please make sure to refer to the version number you used.
The version and sub-version numbers can be retrieved via apsimNGpy.__version__, e.g., 0.39.X  (replace X with current version).


.. code-block:: bibtex

      @misc{apsimNGpy,
      author       = {Richard Magala},
      title        = {apsimNGpy: A Python package for running APSIM Next Generation in Python environment},
      year         = {2025},
      version      = {version number},
      howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/MAGALA-RICHARD/apsimNGpy.git}},
      note         = {If you use this software, please cite it.}
    }