# How to reference ODK

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**Created:** [January 5, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-reference-odk/3893 "2015-01-05T17:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sarah\_Style](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Sarah\_Style](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Sarah_Style)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-reference-odk/3893/1 "2015-01-05T17:08:24Z")

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Hello,

I would like to reference the ODK software, could you please tell me if  
there is a specific way that it should be referenced?

Many thanks,

Sarah

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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-reference-odk/3893/2 "2015-01-05T18:39:43Z")

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Hi Sarah,

The 2010 ICTD paper is what most people cite. You can find a copy of  
it at [https://opendatakit.org/about/research/](https://opendatakit.org/about/research/), but  
[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2369236](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2369236) is the most "official" URL.

If this isn't an academic citation, then you can also just cite the  
website at [https://opendatakit.org](https://opendatakit.org).

Thanks,

Yaw

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> > I would like to reference the ODK software, could you please tell me if  
> > there is a specific way that it should be referenced?
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> > Many thanks,
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**Author:** ![Dalerhoda](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/dalerhoda/32/2818_2.png) [@Dalerhoda](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Dalerhoda)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-reference-odk/3893/3 "2023-09-20T19:36:12Z")

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Hi Yaw,

Is the info in this post from 2015 still good? I know the URL is now [https://getodk.org](https://getodk.org) but in terms of a paper to cite, is the 2010 ICTD still the one?

Thanks much,  
-Dale

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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-reference-odk/3893/4 "2023-09-20T22:18:59Z")

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If you need a paper to cite, then [Open Data Kit: Tools to Build Information services for Developing Regions](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2369220.2369236) is the one to cite.

If you need to cite the software itself, then follow whatever style fits the publication venue. Get ODK Inc is the publisher, we are located in San Diego, CA, and the website is [https://getodk.org](https://getodk.org).