In my paper I want to provide a reference for a sequence (in this case – A001970) from The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS).
However, I couldn't find an official bib entry for it (there is an unofficial OEIS2BibTeX). Even the respective FAQ/Wiki entry is a bit vague on the issue, providing only a suggestion:
A text reference might say:
The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, published electronically at http://oeis.org, 2010, Sequence A000108
or, if it is clear who "discovered" the sequence, something like
J. H. Conway, Sequence A007970 in The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (2010), published electronically at http://oeis.org.
Moreover, in most of papers I saw people add N. [J. A.] Sloane but drop the year, e.g.:
N. J. A. Sloane, The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Sequence A000009.
So, is there a "good practice" for citing OEIS sequences?
Best Answer
The OEIS website http://oeis.org/wiki/Works_Citing_OEIS#Referencing_the_OEIS provides this info:
If you have found the OEIS useful in your own work, and wish to reference it, the usual citation is
To reference a particular sequence, the usual citation is