How to cite spatula

The SPATULA and Point-Group Order Parameter (PGOP) algorithm paper is available online from Journal of Chemical Physics and a pre-print is freely available on arXiv.

Work detailing the optimization procedure and implementation of BOOSOP can be found in this thesis.

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},
}