# How should MapMyCells be cited?

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-should-mapmycells-be-cited/2684>\
**Category:** MapMyCells\
**Created:** [October 29, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-should-mapmycells-be-cited/2684 "2023-10-29T18:43:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![bqrosen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bqrosen](https://community.brain-map.org/u/bqrosen)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-should-mapmycells-be-cited/2684/1 "2023-10-29T18:43:40Z")

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Is the following correct?

Allen Institute for Brain Science (2023). MapMyCells. Available from [https://knowledge.brain-map.org/mapmycells/process](https://knowledge.brain-map.org/mapmycells/process).

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**Author:** ![SvenOtto](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/svenotto/32/893_2.png) [@SvenOtto](https://community.brain-map.org/u/SvenOtto)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-should-mapmycells-be-cited/2684/2 "2023-10-30T19:45:50Z")

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@bqrosen thank you for using MapMyCells.

We’re working on having a formal RRID ([see an example for ABC Atlas](https://scicrunch.org/resources/data/record/nlx_144509-1/SCR_024440/resolver?q=ABC%20ATlas&l=ABC%20ATlas&i=rrid:scr_024440)) available soon.

In the meantime, your proposed format looks good.

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**Author:** ![SvenOtto](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/svenotto/32/893_2.png) [@SvenOtto](https://community.brain-map.org/u/SvenOtto)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-should-mapmycells-be-cited/2684/3 "2023-11-03T15:50:03Z")

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@bqrosen thank you for your patience.

MapMyCells now has an official RRID: [SCR\_024672](https://scicrunch.org/resources/data/record/nlx_144509-1/SCR_024672/resolver?q=MapMyCells&l=MapMyCells&i=rrid:scr_024672)

Thank you for citing MapMyCells in your work.