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How do I reference earlier versions of Mathematica in papers?

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You can reference Mathematica in your published work just as you would reference a book or any other publication.

The standard citation elements are:

Mathematica 14.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 14.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2024

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 14.0, Champaign, IL (2024).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 14.0},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2024}
}

Mathematica 13.3

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 13.3
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2023

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 13.3, Champaign, IL (2023).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 13.3},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2023}
}

Mathematica 13.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 13.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2022

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 13.2, Champaign, IL (2022).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 13.2},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2022}
}

Mathematica 13.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 13.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2022

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 13.1, Champaign, IL (2022).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 13.1},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2022}
}

Mathematica 13.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 13.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2021

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 13.0, Champaign, IL (2021).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 13.0},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2021}
}

Mathematica 12.3

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 12.3
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2021

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 12.3, Champaign, IL (2021).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 12.3},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2021}
}

Mathematica 12.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 12.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2020

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 12.2, Champaign, IL (2020).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 12.2},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2020}
}

Mathematica 12.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 12.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2020

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 12.1, Champaign, IL (2020).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 12.1},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2020}
}

Mathematica 12.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 12.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2019

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 12.0, Champaign, IL (2019).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 12.0},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2019}
}

Mathematica 11.3

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 11.3
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2018

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 11.3, Champaign, IL (2018).

A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:

@misc{Mathematica,
  author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
  title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 11.3},
  note = {Champaign, IL, 2018}
}

Mathematica 11.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 11.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2017

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 11.2, Champaign, IL (2017).

Mathematica 11.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 11.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2017

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 11.1, Champaign, IL (2017).

Mathematica 11.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 11.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2016

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 11.0, Champaign, IL (2016).

Mathematica 10.4

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 10.4
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2016

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 10.4, Champaign, IL (2016).

Mathematica 10.3

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 10.3
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2015

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 10.3, Champaign, IL (2015).

Mathematica 10.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 10.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2015

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 10.2, Champaign, IL (2015).

Mathematica 10.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 10.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2015

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 10.1, Champaign, IL (2015).

Mathematica 10.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 10.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2014

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 10.0, Champaign, IL (2014).

Mathematica 9.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 9.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2012

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 9.0, Champaign, IL (2012).

Mathematica 8.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 8.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2010

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 8.0, Champaign, IL (2010).

Mathematica 7.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 7.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2008

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 7.0, Champaign, IL (2008).

Mathematica 6.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 6.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2007

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 6.0, Champaign, IL (2007).

Mathematica 5.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 5.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2005

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 5.2, Champaign, IL (2005).

Mathematica 5.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 5.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2004

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 5.1, Champaign, IL (2004).

Mathematica 5.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 5.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2003

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 5.0, Champaign, IL (2003).

If you are citing The Mathematica Book for 5.0, 5.1 or 5.2, you would use:

Wolfram, Stephen: The Mathematica Book, Fifth Edition. Wolfram Media/Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Mathematica 4.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 4.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2002

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 4.2, Champaign, IL (2002).

Mathematica 4.1

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 4.1
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 2001

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 4.1, Champaign, IL (2001).

Mathematica 4.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 4.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 1999

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 4.0, Champaign, IL (1999).

If you are citing The Mathematica Book for 4.0, 4.1 or 4.2, you would use:

Wolfram, Stephen: The Mathematica Book, Fourth Edition. Wolfram Media/Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Mathematica 3.0

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 3.0
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 1996

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 3.0, Champaign, IL (1996).

If you are citing The Mathematica Book, you would use:

Wolfram, Stephen: The Mathematica Book, Third Edition. Wolfram Media/Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Mathematica 2.2

Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 2.2
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Date of publication: 1993

A sample citation of this form would be:

Wolfram Research, Inc., Mathematica, Version 2.2, Champaign, IL (1993).

If you are citing The Mathematica Book, you would use:

Wolfram, Stephen: Mathematica: A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer, Second Edition. Redwood City: Addison-Wesley, 1991.


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