Citing BOLD
To ensure proper attribution and to maintain the integrity of scientific research, please follow these citation guidelines when referencing BOLD in your work.
Citation Guidelines
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) provides a platform for the collection, management, and analysis of DNA barcode data. To ensure proper attribution and to maintain the integrity of scientific research, please follow these citation guidelines when referencing BOLD in your work.
General Citation Format
When citing the use of BOLD to produce barcode data or acquiring identifications, please use the following formats
Primary Reference for Use of the Platform or Database
Ratnasingham S, Wei C, Chan D, Agda J, Agda J, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Ait Boutou H, El Bastami Z M, Ma E, Manjunath R, Rea D, Ho C, Telfer A, McKeowan J, Rahulan M, Steinke C, Dorsheimer J, Milton M, Hebert PDN (2024). BOLD v4: A Centralized Bioinformatics Platform for DNA-Based Biodiversity Data. In DNA Barcoding: Methods and Protocols, pp. 403-441. Chapter 26. New York, NY: Springer US, 2024.
Barcode Index Number (BIN) System
Ratnasingham S, Hebert PDN (2013) A DNA-Based Registry for All Animal Species: The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System. PLoS ONE 8(8): e66213. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0066213
Original System Launch
Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. (2007). BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (www.barcodinglife.org). Molecular Ecology Notes 7, 355-364. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01678.x
Data Citation Format
Data Retrieval
For a Single Record:
One identifier (either SampleID or ProcessID). Name of the specimen depository. Access date via boldsystems.org.
Format:
Identifier (SampleID or ProcessID). Specimen Depository. (Accessed on YYYY-MM-DD) via boldsystems.org
For Multiple Records:
A semicolon-separated list, where each entry combines an identifier (either SampleID or ProcessID) with its corresponding specimen depository. Follow this with the access date via boldsystems.org
Format:
Identifier1 (SampleID or ProcessID) - Specimen Depository1; Identifier2 (SampleID or ProcessID) - Specimen Depository2. (Accessed on YYYY-MM-DD) via boldsystems.org
Data Packages
Data Package Citation: Data Package Name (Year). https://doi.org/10.5883/DP-xxxxxx (accessed on YYY-MM-DD) via boldsystems.org
Example:
Canadian Barcode Network data. 2008. doi.org/10.5883/DP-CBN.31-Dec-2008 accessed on 2024-08-28 via boldsystems.org
Datasets
Publisher Name(s).(Year). Title of the dataset. https://doi.org/10.5883/DS-xxxxxx (accessed on YYYY-MM-DD) via boldsystems.org
Example:
deWaard, J., Blagoev, G. (2015). Spiders of Canada. doi:10.5883/DS-SOC2014. accessed on 2024-08-28 via boldsystems.org