# Epicollect5 Citation

**Web Citation:**

When citing EpiCollect from the web, use the following format:

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```
Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance. [insert current year]. Epicollect5. Available at: https://five.epicollect.net. Last accessed: [insert date here]Copy
```

{% endcode %}

Replace `[insert current year]` with the current year and `[insert date here]` with the date you last accessed the site.

**Original Paper:**

If you’re citing the original paper, use this citation:

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```
Aanensen DM, Huntley D, Feil EJ, al-Own F, Spratt BG (2009) EpiCollect: linking smartphones to web applications for epidemiology, ecology and community data collection. PLoS ONE Sep 16;4(9):e6968Copy
```

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**Secondary Paper:**

For the secondary paper, use this citation:

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```
Aanensen DM, Huntley DM, Menegazzo M, Powell CI, Spratt BG. (2014) EpiCollect+: linking smartphones to web applications for complex data collection projects. F1000Res. Aug 20;3:199. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.4702.1Copy
```

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{% hint style="warning" %}
Please adhere to the recommended style guide as per your institution's guidelines.
{% endhint %}


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