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Citation

If you need to reference RegiStream or one of its modules in a paper, replication package, or software bibliography, here are the forms we provide. Pick the section that matches what you used.

Citing autolabel

If you used autolabel (Stata, Python, or R) in a publication, please cite the Stata Journal paper:

Clark, J. & Wen, J. (forthcoming). autolabel: Automating variable and value labeling in Stata. The Stata Journal.

BibTeX:

@article{clark2026autolabel,
  author  = {Clark, Jeffrey and Wen, Jie},
  title   = {{autolabel: Automating variable and value labeling in Stata}},
  journal = {The Stata Journal},
  year    = {forthcoming}
}

For version-specific reproducibility, you may also cite the package itself:

Clark, J. & Wen, J. (2024). autolabel: Automating variable and value labeling for register-data research. https://registream.org/docs/autolabel

BibTeX:

@software{clark2024autolabel,
  author  = {Clark, Jeffrey and Wen, Jie},
  title   = {{autolabel: Automating variable and value labeling for register-data research}},
  year    = {2024},
  url     = {https://registream.org/docs/autolabel}
}

Citing datamirror

If you used datamirror in a publication, cite the package:

Clark, J. (2026). datamirror: Checkpoint-constrained synthetic data for register-data workflows. https://registream.org/docs/datamirror

BibTeX:

@software{clark2026datamirror,
  author  = {Clark, Jeffrey},
  title   = {{datamirror: Checkpoint-constrained synthetic data for register-data workflows}},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://registream.org/docs/datamirror}
}

A Stata Journal paper for datamirror is in preparation; once published, this section will be updated to cite the paper as the primary reference.

Citing the RegiStream ecosystem

If you reference the broader RegiStream project in your work (rather than a specific module), cite the umbrella:

Clark, J. & Wen, J. (2024). RegiStream: Infrastructure for Register Data Research. https://registream.org

BibTeX:

@software{clark2024registream,
  author  = {Clark, Jeffrey and Wen, Jie},
  title   = {{RegiStream: Infrastructure for Register Data Research}},
  year    = {2024},
  url     = {https://registream.org}
}

Each client ships a version-pinned cite command:

. registream cite                    // Stata
python -m registream cite            # Python
rs_cite()                            # R

Catalog data

Each per-domain catalog page (e.g. /catalog/scb) has a "Cite this data" block pre-filled with the latest version of that domain. Use that if your paper needs to reference a specific metadata snapshot.