How to Cite Open Syndrome

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When using Open Syndrome definitions, datasets, or tools in your work, please cite them appropriately.
In all cases, we recommend also citing the Open Syndrome paper:

Ferreira, A. P. G., Anžel, A., Marcilio de Souza, I. O., Hughes, H., Elliot, A. J., Kong, J. D., Schranz, M., Ullrich, A., & Hattab, G. (2025).
The Open Syndrome Definition. arXiv:2509.25434. Available from: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434

Citing Case Definitions #

For case definitions, cite the original source, the Open Syndrome paper, and the definition link:

[Original Author(s)]. [Title of Definition]. [Year]. [Original Source].
Also cite:
Ferreira, A. P. G., Anžel, A., Marcilio de Souza, I. O., Hughes, H., Elliot, A. J., Kong, J. D., Schranz, M., Ullrich, A., & Hattab, G. (2025).
The Open Syndrome Definition. arXiv:2509.25434. Available from: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434
Available from (Open Syndrome format): https://opensyndrome.org/definitions/diarrhea-definition/
Repository: https://github.com/OpenSyndrome/definitions

Citing the Dataset #

When using the Open Syndrome dataset, cite the paper and dataset link:

Ferreira, A. P. G., Anžel, A., Marcilio de Souza, I. O., Hughes, H., Elliot, A. J., Kong, J. D., Schranz, M., Ullrich, A., & Hattab, G. (2025).
The Open Syndrome Definition. arXiv:2509.25434. Available from: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434
Dataset available from: https://huggingface.co/datasets/opensyndrome/case-definitions

Citing the Tools and Repositories #

When using Open Syndrome tools or repositories, cite the paper and the GitHub organization:

Ferreira, A. P. G., Anžel, A., Marcilio de Souza, I. O., Hughes, H., Elliot, A. J., Kong, J. D., Schranz, M., Ullrich, A., & Hattab, G. (2025).
The Open Syndrome Definition. arXiv:2509.25434. Available from: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434
Tools available from: https://github.com/OpenSyndrome/

BibTeX #

If you prefer BibTeX for the paper:

@misc{ferreira2025opensyndromedefinition,
      title={The Open Syndrome Definition}, 
      author={Ana Paula Gomes Ferreira and Aleksandar Anžel and Izabel Oliva Marcilio de Souza and Helen Hughes and Alex J Elliot and Jude Dzevela Kong and Madlen Schranz and Alexander Ullrich and Georges Hattab},
      year={2025},
      eprint={2509.25434},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.AI},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25434}
}

Questions? #

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