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The data included in Balearica are open-access, but we strongly encourage you to cite the platform in your work. Proper citation practices not only ensure scientific transparency but also recognize the contributions of developers, researchers, and collaborators who have worked to build and maintain the platform.

Acknowledging their efforts fosters collaboration and supports the continuous development of Balearica by demonstrating its impact to stakeholders, institutions, and funders. Moreover, citations help maintainers track how and where the platform is being used, offering valuable insights that can guide future improvements, enhance functionality, and better align development with user needs.

We also strongly encourage you to cite not only the Balearica platform but also all original data sources from which we retrieved information. This includes resources such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility1, National Center for Biotechnology Information - GenBank23, Barcode of Life Data Systems - BOLDSystem4, and other relevant repositories. Proper attribution ensures that the data providers receive the recognition they deserve, supports the sustainability of open data initiatives, and enhances the reliability and traceability of scientific research.

How to cite Balearica

To cite Balearica, you can use the following example:

  • Web page

Balearica (year), Balearica Biodiversity Platform Home Page. Available from: https://www.balearica.uib.eu [DD MM YYYY].

@misc{Balearica2025,
    author       = {Balearica},
    year         = {2025},
    title        = {Balearica Biodiversity Platform Home Page},
    howpublished = {Online: https://www.balearica.uib.eu},
    note         = {Accessed: 07 March 2025}
    }
  • Documentation

Balearica (year), Balearica Biodiversity Platform Documentation. Available from: https://www.balearica.uib.eu [DD MM YYYY]. 

@misc{Balearica2025,
    author       = {Balearica},
    year         = {2025},
    title        = {Balearica Biodiversity Platform Documentation},
    howpublished = {Online: https://www.balearica.uib.eu},
    note         = {Accessed: 07 March 2025}
    }

  1. GBIF.org. Gbif home page. 2025. Accessed: 2025-10-14. URL: https://www.gbif.org. ↩

  2. E. W. Sayers, J. Beck, E. E. Bolton, J. R. Brister, J. Chan, D. C. Comeau, R. Connor, M. DiCuccio, C. M. Farrell, M. Feldgarden, A. M. Fine, K. Funk, E. Hatcher, M. Hoeppner, M. Kane, S. Kannan, K. S. Katz, C. Kelly, W. Klimke, S. Kim, and S. T. … Sherry. Database resources of the national center for biotechnology information. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(D1):D33–D43, 2024. doi:10.1093/nar/gkad1044. ↩

  3. Dennis A. Benson, Mark Cavanaugh, Karen Clark, Ilene Karsch-Mizrachi, David J. Lipman, James Ostell, and Eric W. Sayers. Genbank. Nucleic Acids Research, 41(D1):D36–D42, 11 2012. doi:10.1093/nar/gks1195. ↩

  4. S. Ratnasingham, C. Wei, D. Chan, J. Agda, J. Agda, L. Ballesteros-Mejia, H. Ait Boutou, Z. M. El Bastami, E. Ma, R. Manjunath, D. Rea, C. Ho, A. Telfer, J. McKeown, M. Rahulan, C. Steinke, J. Dorsheimer, M. Milton, and P. D. N. Hebert. Bold v4: a centralized bioinformatics platform for dna-based biodiversity data. In DNA Barcoding: Methods and Protocols, chapter 26, pages 403–441. Springer US, New York, NY, 2024. ↩