Citing the Tree of Life in Publications

The manner in which you cite the Tree of Life in publications will vary depending upon which aspect you want to cite:

• If you wish to cite the original concept and origin of Tree of Life Web Project, we recommend the following:
  • Maddison, D.R. & Maddison, W.P. (1996) The Tree of Life Project. Previously available at http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/phylogeny.html
• If you wish to cite the current version of the Tree of Life Web Project as a whole, we recommend the following:
  • Maddison, D. R. and K.-S. Schulz (eds.) 2007. The Tree of Life Web Project. Internet address: http://tolweb.org
• To cite a particular branch or leaf page, please follow the recommendation in the Citing this page box at the bottom of each page, e. g.:

  • Citing this page:

    Soltis, Pam, Soltis, Doug, and Edwards, Christine. 2005. Angiosperms. Flowering Plants. Version 03 June 2005. http://tolweb.org/Angiosperms/20646/2005.06.03 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/