How to Cite

Please use the following citations when referencing our work, tools, and the Pango nomenclature system.

Citing the Pango Nomenclature

A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology
Rambaut A, Holmes EC, O’Toole Á, Hill V, McCrone JT, Ruis C, du Plessis L & Pybus OG (2020)
Nature Microbiology DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0770-5

Citing a Cov-Lineages.org Lineage Report

Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2
O’Toole Á, Hill V, Pybus OG et al. (2021)
Wellcome Open Res DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16661.1

Citing Pangolin

Assignment of epidemiological lineages in an emerging pandemic using the pangolin tool
Áine O’Toole, Emily Scher, Anthony Underwood, Ben Jackson, Verity Hill, John T McCrone, Rachel Colquhoun, Chris Ruis, Khalil Abu-Dahab, Ben Taylor, Corin Yeats, Louis Du Plessis, Daniel Maloney, Nathan Medd, Stephen W Attwood, David M Aanensen, Edward C Holmes, Oliver G Pybus, Andrew Rambaut (2021)
Virus Evolution DOI: 10.1093/ve/veab064