How do I cite OpenFOAM documentation?

kreddy · January 15, 2015, 12:05

Hello everyone,

I'm currently writing a journal article based on results obtained using OpenFOAM. I'd like to cite OpenFOAM, but the journal does not accept websites/URLs for a citation. The journal instead suggested that I use this citation (while asking me to verify that it's correct):
OpenCFD, OpenFOAM Programmer's Guide (Springer, 2004)

I tried looking in the OpenFOAM website and found this:
https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/M...ce_OpenFOAM.3F

But it does not say how I can cite the documentation

. Can anyone please help me with how I can cite the documentation?

ron_OFuser · January 16, 2015, 00:38

I have a question: Q.) Which journal it is? This is something very strange. How would you cite/link your own source code?

kreddy · January 16, 2015, 02:15

The journal is Physics of Fluids.
And yes, it is very strange to cite your own code, which is why I'm not doing that.

What I meant was I want to cite OpenFOAM in general. Something like "All simulations in this article were run using OpenFOAM [1]" where [1] would be a citation to OpenFOAM, something that's not a web URL (since the journal does not accept URLs). Hope I've made myself clear.

ron_OFuser · January 16, 2015, 03:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by kreddy

The journal is Physics of Fluids.
And yes, it is very strange to cite your own code, which is why I'm not doing that.

What I meant was I want to cite OpenFOAM in general. Something like "All simulations in this article were run using OpenFOAM [1]" where [1] would be a citation to OpenFOAM, something that's not a web URL (since the journal does not accept URLs). Hope I've made myself clear.

I think "OpenFOAM-version number" should do the job

bigphil · January 16, 2015, 11:23

I typically cite the original FOAM paper:

H. G. Weller, G. Tabor, H. Jasak, C. Fureby, A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques, COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS, VOL. 12, NO. 6, NOV/DEC 1998.

Philip

kreddy · January 17, 2015, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigphil

I typically cite the original FOAM paper:

H. G. Weller, G. Tabor, H. Jasak, C. Fureby, A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques, COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS, VOL. 12, NO. 6, NOV/DEC 1998.

Philip

I'd completely forgotten about that paper! Thanks for reminding me

Outbound · March 1, 2017, 12:08

FYI, the DOI for the article is:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.168744

If you put that into a bibliography editor like Zotero or Mendeley the correct reference should pop out.

arsimons · June 19, 2019, 06:00

Hi everyone

Besides referring to OpenFOAM, I would like to refer to thermophysical data inside the tutorials of OpenFOAM. How would you guys do that?

I am currently just referring to OpenFOAM as a computer program (rather than a paper).

Best regards
Arne

January 15, 2015, 12:05	How do I cite OpenFOAM documentation?	#1
kreddy New Member Karthik Rudra Reddy Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 13	Hello everyone, I'm currently writing a journal article based on results obtained using OpenFOAM. I'd like to cite OpenFOAM, but the journal does not accept websites/URLs for a citation. The journal instead suggested that I use this citation (while asking me to verify that it's correct): OpenCFD, OpenFOAM Programmer's Guide (Springer, 2004) I tried looking in the OpenFOAM website and found this: https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/M...ce_OpenFOAM.3F But it does not say how I can cite the documentation . Can anyone please help me with how I can cite the documentation?

January 16, 2015, 11:23		#5
bigphil Super Moderator Philip Cardiff Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 1,097 Rep Power: 34	I typically cite the original FOAM paper: H. G. Weller, G. Tabor, H. Jasak, C. Fureby, A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques, COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS, VOL. 12, NO. 6, NOV/DEC 1998. Philip wyldckat, salehi144, Tobi and 14 others like this.

March 1, 2017, 12:08		#7
Outbound Member António Soares Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 48 Rep Power: 11	FYI, the DOI for the article is: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.168744 If you put that into a bibliography editor like Zotero or Mendeley the correct reference should pop out. Kummi likes this.

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ron_OFuser Member Ron Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Japan Posts: 40 Rep Power: 12	I have a question: Q.) Which journal it is? This is something very strange. How would you cite/link your own source code?

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kreddy New Member Karthik Rudra Reddy Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 13	The journal is Physics of Fluids. And yes, it is very strange to cite your own code, which is why I'm not doing that. What I meant was I want to cite OpenFOAM in general. Something like "All simulations in this article were run using OpenFOAM [1]" where [1] would be a citation to OpenFOAM, something that's not a web URL (since the journal does not accept URLs). Hope I've made myself clear.

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