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How to cite spatula
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The SPATULA and Point-Group Order Parameter (PGOP) algorithm paper is available online from `Journal of Chemical Physics <https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0312579>`_ and a pre-print is freely available on `arXiv <https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12665>`_.

Work detailing the optimization procedure and implementation of BOOSOP can be found `in this thesis <https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/23058>`_.

Please acknowledge the use of this software within the body of your publication for example by copying or adapting the following formulation:

The following is a BibTex citation for the spatula paper::

    @article{fijan2025quantifying,
          title={Quantifying Local Point-Group-Symmetry Order in Complex Particle Systems},
          author={Domagoj Fijan and Maria R. Ward Rashidi and Jenna Bradley and Sharon C. Glotzer},
          DOI={10.1063/5.0312579},
          volume={164},
          number={14},
          journal={The Journal of Chemical Physics},
          year={2026},
          month={Apr},
          url={https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article-abstract/164/14/144108/3386472/Quantifying-local-point-group-symmetry-order-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext},
    }