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+ @misc{the_arcane_algorithm_archive, title={The Arcane Algorithm Archive}, url={https://www.algorithm-archive.org/}, journal={Algorithm Archive · Arcane Algorithm Archive}, author={Schloss, James}, year={2017}, month={Jan}} 
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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this resource, please cite it using the metadata from this file."
+
+# Citation information, which will be used for Github display
+# and for different file formats like BibTex
+title: "The Arcane Algorithm Archive"
+date-released: 2017-01-11
+url: "https://algorithm-archive.org/"
+repository-code: "https://github.com/algorithm-archivists/algorithm-archive"
+license: MIT
+license-url: https://github.com/algorithm-archivists/algorithm-archive/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+keywords:
+  - "algorithms"
+  - "language agnostic"
+  - "collection of algorithms"
+  - "open research"
+  - "data structures"
+  - "collection of data structures"
+type: software
+commit: 16fd2180041821f8ee53ece14c535e5b25de34fe
+
+# To add a new author properly
+# see https://github.com/citation-file-format/citation-file-format/blob/main/schema-guide.md#definitionsperson
+# Check also the following list if in doubt
+
+# To add an author as a pseudonym only, use the `name` attribute
+# To add a pseudonym with a name use `alias`
+
+authors:
+- family-names: Schloss
+  given-names: James
+  alias: Leios
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-8918"
+- family-names: Mazzuca
+  given-names: Nicole
+- family-names: Becker
+  given-names: Marius
+- name: Gathros
+- family-names: Gillet
+  given-names: Jeremie
+  alias: (- Jie -)
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0337-8872"
+- family-names: Khatib
+  given-names: Salim
+- family-names: C
+  given-names: Hitesh
+- name: Shaurya
+- family-names: Dherbécourt
+  given-names: Maxime
+- name: Jess 3Jane
+- name: Pen Pal
+- family-names: Mahesh
+  given-names: Chinmaya
+- name: Unlambder
+- family-names: Johannessen
+  given-names: Kjetil
+- name: CDsigma
+- name: Gammison
+- name: hsjoihs
+- name: DominikRafacz
+- name: lulucca12
+- name: GuyPozner
+- family-names: Boyles
+  given-names: William
+- family-names: Weinstein
+  given-names: Max
+- name: Gibus Wearing Brony
+- family-names: Berquist
+  given-names: Eric
+  alias: berquist
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-9522
+- name: Gorzoid
+- family-names: Sahadeo
+  given-names: Arun
+- name: NIFR91
+- family-names: Hanajik
+  given-names: Michal
+- family-names: Samseth
+  given-names: Bendik
+- name: mukundan314
+- name: Trashtalk
+- family-names: Burt
+  given-names: Cyrus
+- family-names: Power
+  given-names: Ken
+- name: PaddyKe
+- name: nic-hartley
+- family-names: Raymakers
+  given-names: Thijs
+- name: crafter312
+- family-names: Milan
+  given-names: Christopher
+- name: Vexatos
+- name: Raven-Blue Dragon
+- family-names: Heinrichs
+  given-names: Björn
+- family-names: Sundfør
+  given-names: Olav
+- family-names: Chislett
+  given-names: Ben
+- name: dovisutu
+- name: Antetokounpo
+- family-names: Dhiman
+  given-names: Akash
+- family-names: Zalzal
+  given-names: Vincent
+- family-names: Schenck
+  name-particle: Van
+  given-names: Jonathan D B
+- family-names: Goytia
+  given-names: James
+- family-names: Plat
+  given-names: Sammy
+  alias: Amaras
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-3343
+- family-names: Dönszelmann
+  given-names: Jonathan
+- family-names: Verma
+  given-names: Ishaan
+- name: Delphi1024
+- family-names: Tindle
+  given-names: Nicholas
+  alias: ntindle
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4110-4338
+- family-names: Sarikhani
+  given-names: Mahdi
+- name: Ridham177
+- family-names: Salou
+  given-names: Hugo
+- family-names: Belopopsky
+  given-names: Dimitri
+  alias: ShadowMitia
+# - name: "The Arcane Algorithm Archive Contributors"
+#   website: "https://github.com/algorithm-archivists/algorithm-archive/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md"
+
+# Add more references to the citation
+references:
+  - type: website
+    authors:
+    - family-names: Schloss
+      given-names: James
+      alias: Leios
+    title: The Arcane Algorithm Archive
+    url: https://www.algorithm-archive.org/