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 When using the BlueCelluLab software for your research, please cite the following reference (including for poster presentations):
 
-`BlueCelluLab: Biologically Detailed Neural Network Experimentation API <https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07026>`_.
+`BlueCelluLab: Biologically Detailed Neural Network Experimentation API <https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07026>`_
 
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