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 14.1
Author: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Title: Mathematica
Edition: Version 14.1
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 14.1, Champaign, IL (2024).
A sample BibTeX implementation using the “plain” bibliography style would be:
@misc{Mathematica,
author = {Wolfram Research{,} Inc.},
title = {Mathematica, {V}ersion 14.1},
note = {Champaign, IL, 2024}
}
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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