From 582a50030cb626264eef26fa9bb57e85e596859a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ramon Roche Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 21:56:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs(project): add Citation section with BibTeX to README Adds an explicit Citation section before Governance so researchers can copy a canonical BibTeX entry without clicking through to Zenodo. Uses the same author list and concept DOI as CITATION.cff so the citation always resolves to the latest release. Follows the pattern used by borglab/gtsam and huggingface/transformers. Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cd1ddcbf71..7ecf3baecd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ make px4_sitl We welcome contributions of all kinds — bug reports, documentation, new features, and code reviews. Please read the [Contribution Guide](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/contribute/) to get started. +## Citation + +If you use PX4 in academic work, please cite it. BibTeX: + +```bibtex +@software{px4_autopilot, + author = {Meier, Lorenz and {The PX4 Contributors}}, + title = {{PX4 Autopilot}}, + publisher = {Zenodo}, + doi = {10.5281/zenodo.595432}, + url = {https://px4.io} +} +``` + +The DOI above is a Zenodo concept DOI that always resolves to the latest release. For a version-pinned citation, see the [Zenodo record](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.595432) or our [`CITATION.cff`](CITATION.cff). + ## Governance The PX4 Autopilot project is hosted by the [Dronecode Foundation](https://www.dronecode.org/), a [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) Collaborative Project. Dronecode holds all PX4 trademarks and serves as the project's legal guardian, ensuring vendor-neutral stewardship — no single company owns the name or controls the roadmap. The source code is licensed under the [BSD 3-Clause](LICENSE) license, so you are free to use, modify, and distribute it in your own projects.