To cite your use of Reactome in your work, please cite the following publication:
- Fabregat et al. 2018 PMID: 29145629
To cite your use of one of our more specialized resources or tools, please cite the appropriate publication:
- Diagram Viewer: Fabregat et al. 2018 PMID: 29186351
- Graph database: Fabregat et al. 2018 PMID: 29377902
- Icon Library and Interactive textbook-like illustrations: Sidiropoulos et al. 2017 PMID: 29077811
- Pathway Analysis: Fabregat et al. 2017 PMID: 28249561
- ReactomeFIViz app and Reactome FI Network: Wu and Haw 2017 PMID: 28150241
To cite a pathway: Please use the appropriate DOI from the Table of Contents. You can read more about the way DOIs are assigned and used by following this link. You can add a DOI to the end of your citation following the appropriate style. Generally, these citations follow this format: Author, A. (year). Title of pathway. Reactome Pathway Knowledgebase, URL with StableID: R-HSA-xxxxxx.x or doi:xxxxxx Please find examples here:
- APA Style
- Purdue U Online Writing Lab
To cite our files available for download: Name of file, Reactome Pathway Knowledgebase, https://reactome.org/download-data/ (date of access).
When citing information obtained in a search: it should be remembered that while we strive to contain the most current and accurate data, Reactome should not be used in citations where other primary sources of information are available.
To reference an image: Please provide the stable identifier or the DOI of the pathway that is associated with the image. For example, Image for “Title of pathway”. Reactome, release#, StableID: R-HSA-xxxxxx.x or Author, A. (year). Image for “Title of pathway”. Reactome, release#, doi:xxxxxx.