# How do I cite preCICE?

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I used preCICE in my research and want to cite it.

What citation should I use?

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We try to write a new preCICE referential paper every 2-3 years. For the current version please use:

Bungartz, H.J., Lindner, F., Gatzhammer, B., Mehl, M., Scheufele, K., Shukaev, A. and Uekermann, B., 2016. preCICE–a fully parallel library for multi-physics surface coupling. _Computers & Fluids_ , **141** , pp. 250-258.

You can get a bibtex from here: [https://www.precice.org/publications/](https://www.precice.org/publications/)

Of course, for specific aspects or adapters, there is additional literature. Have a look at our [literature guide](https://github.com/precice/precice/wiki/Literature-guide).

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**Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-cite-precice/32/3 "2023-05-10T14:05:11Z")

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Since 2022, there is a new reference paper:

_Gerasimos Chourdakis, Kyle Davis, Benjamin Rodenberg, Miriam Schulte, Frédéric Simonis, Benjamin Uekermann et al._ preCICE v2: A sustainable and user-friendly coupling library [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Open Res Europe 2022, **2** :51 ([https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.14445.2](https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.14445.2))

Please read and cite this paper for any new publications that are not specific to preCICE v1. A lot has changed since the first preCICE paper on 2016.

Find more information in our literature guide: [Literature guide | preCICE - The Coupling Library](https://precice.org/fundamentals-literature-guide.html)

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