# Cite 

If you use *ab*TEM in your research, we kindly ask that you cite our main paper:

> Jacob Madsen and Toma Susi. The abTEM code: transmission electron microscopy from first principles. *Open Research Europe* 1:24, 2021. doi:[10.12688/openreseurope.13015.1](https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13015.1).

You can download a .bib file of the reference {download}`here<./abtem.bib>`. 

In addition, we recommend that you also cite the original works of any *relevant* methods and algorithms that your use relies on (e.g. PRISM, GPAW, or potential parametrizations; see [bibliography](../user_guide/bibliography.md)).