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+Citation Notice version 1.0
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+This Citation Notice is part of the LOFAR stager API software suite.
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+Parties that use ASTRON Software resulting in papers and/or publications are requested to refer to the DOI(s) that correspond(s) to the version(s) of the ASTRON Software used:
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+<List of DOIs>
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+Parties that use ASTRON Software for purposes that do not result in publications (e.g. commercial parties) are asked to inform ASTRON about their use of ASTRON Software, by sending an email to including the DOIs mentioned above in the message.