If Matplotlib contributes to a project that leads to a scientific publication,please acknowledge this fact by citing the project. You can use thisBibTeX entry:
@Article{Hunter:2007, Author = {Hunter, J. D.}, Title = {Matplotlib: A 2D graphics environment}, Journal = {Computing In Science \& Engineering}, Volume = {9}, Number = {3}, Pages = {90--95}, abstract = {Matplotlib is a 2D graphics package used for Python for application development, interactive scripting, and publication-quality image generation across user interfaces and operating systems.}, publisher = {IEEE COMPUTER SOC}, doi = {10.1109/MCSE.2007.55}, year = 2007}
