Developer notes are now at `Developer Discussions <https://github.com/orgs/matplotlib/teams/developers/discussions>`_ (Note: For technical reasons, this is currently only accessible for matplotlib developers.)

Citing Matplotlib

Matplotlib is the brainchild of John Hunter (1968-2012), who, along with its many contributors, have put an immeasurable amount of time and effort into producing a piece of software utilized by thousands of scientists worldwide.

If Matplotlib contributes to a project that leads to a scientific publication, please acknowledge this work by citing the project.

`A ready-made citation entry <https://matplotlib.org/citing.html>`_ is available.