Citation & License
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Publication
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**OpenPyTEA** is described in the following peer-reviewed paper published in *SoftwareX*:

   Tamarona, P.B., Vlugt, T.J.H., & Ramdin, M. (2026). *OpenPyTEA: An open-source Python toolkit
   for techno-economic assessment of chemical process plants and energy systems with economic
   sensitivity and uncertainty evaluation.* SoftwareX, 35, 102816.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102816

Citation
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If you use **OpenPyTEA** in academic work, please cite the paper above using:

.. code-block:: bibtex

   @article{tamarona2026openpytea,
     author  = {Tamarona, Panji B. and Vlugt, Thijs J.H. and Ramdin, Mahinder},
     title   = {{OpenPyTEA}: An open-source Python toolkit for techno-economic
                assessment of chemical process plants and energy systems with
                economic sensitivity and uncertainty evaluation},
     journal = {SoftwareX},
     volume  = {35},
     pages   = {102816},
     year    = {2026},
     doi     = {10.1016/j.softx.2026.102816},
     url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102816},
   }

The full citation metadata is also available in the
`CITATION.cff <https://github.com/PBTamarona/OpenPyTEA/blob/main/CITATION.cff>`_
file in the repository. On GitHub you can also click **"Cite this repository"**
on the repository page to export formatted citations (BibTeX, APA, MLA, etc.).

License
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OpenPyTEA is released under the **MIT License**. By contributing you agree
that your contribution will be licensed under the same terms.