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+(references)=
+
+# Citations & References
+
+The bibtex entries for **PyAutoLens** and its affiliated software packages can be found
+[here](https://github.com/Jammy2211/PyAutoLens/blob/main/files/citations.bib), with example text for citing **PyAutoLens**
+in [.tex format here](https://github.com/Jammy2211/PyAutoLens/blob/main/files/citations.tex) format here and
+[.md format here](https://github.com/Jammy2211/PyAutoLens/blob/main/files/citations.md). As shown in the examples, we
+would greatly appreciate it if you mention **PyAutoLens** by name and include a link to our GitHub page!
+
+**PyAutoLens** is published in the [Journal of Open Source Software](https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.02825#) and its
+entry in the above .bib file is under the citation key `pyautolens`. Please also cite the MNRAS AutoLens
+papers (<https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/452/3/2940/1749640> and <https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/478/4/4738/5001434?redirectedFrom=fulltext>) which are included
+under the citation keys `Nightingale2015` and `Nightingale2018`.
+
+You should also specify the non-linear search(es) you use in your analysis (e.g. Dynesty, Emcee, PySwarms, etc) in
+the main body of text, and delete as appropriate any packages your analysis did not use. The citations.bib file includes
+the citation key for all of these projects.
+
+## Jax-Zero-Contour
+
+If you use the zero-contour method for critical curve and caustic computation (the default in
+`visualize/general.yaml` via `critical_curves_method: zero_contour`), please cite the
+`Jax-Zero-Contour` package by Coleman Krawczyk:
+
+```bibtex
+@software{coleman_krawczyk_2025_15730415,
+  author       = {Coleman Krawczyk},
+  title        = {CKrawczyk/Jax-Zero-Contour: Version 2.0.0},
+  month        = jun,
+  year         = 2025,
+  publisher    = {Zenodo},
+  version      = {v2.0.0},
+  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.15730415},
+  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15730415},
+}
+```
+
+The package is available at <https://github.com/CKrawczyk/Jax-Zero-Contour> and archived at
+<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15730415>.
+
+## Dynesty
+
+If you used the nested sampling algorithm Dynesty, please follow the citation instructions [on the dynesty readthedocs](https://dynesty.readthedocs.io/en/latest/references.html).
+
+## Mass Models
+
+If you use decomposed mass models (e.g. stellar mass models like an `Sersic` or dark matter models like
+an `NFW`) please cite the following paper <https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11464> under
+citation key `Oguri2021`. Our deflection angle calculations are based on this method.
+
+If you specifically use a decomposed mass model with the `gNFW` please cite the following paper <https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/488/1/1387/5526256> under
+citation key `Anowar2019`.
+
+## Science Papers
+
+The citations.bib file above also includes my work on [using strong lensing to study galaxy structure](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019MNRAS.489.2049N/abstract). If you're feeling kind, please go ahead and stick
+a citation in your introduction using citep\{Nightingale2019} or [@Nightingale2019] ;).

docs/general/configs.md

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+# Configs
+
+**PyAutoLens** uses a number of configuration files that customize the default behaviour of the non-linear searches,
+visualization and other aspects of **PyAutoLens**.
+
+Descriptions of every configuration file and their input parameters are provided in the `README.rst` in
+the [config directory of the workspace](https://github.com/Jammy2211/autolens_workspace/tree/release/config)
+
+## Setup
+
+By default, **PyAutoLens** looks for the config files in a `config` folder in the current working directory, which is
+why we run autolens scripts from the `autolens_workspace` directory.
+
+The configuration path can also be set manually in a script using the project **PyAutoConf** and the following
+command (the path to the `output` folder where the results of a non-linear search are stored is also set below):
+
+```bash
+from autoconf import conf
+
+conf.instance.push(
+    config_path="path/to/config",
+    output_path=f"path/to/output"
+)
+```

docs/general/credits.md

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+(credits)=
+
+# Credits
+
+**Developers**:
+
+[James Nightingale](https://github.com/Jammy2211): Lead developer & PyAutoLens guru.
+
+[Richard Hayes](https://github.com/rhayes777): Lead developer & [PyAutoFit](https://github.com/rhayes777/PyAutoFit) guru.
+
+[Aristeidis Amvrosiadis](https://github.com/Sketos): Interferometer Analysis.
+
+[Amy Etherington](https://github.com/amyetherington) : Magnification, Critical Curves and Caustic Calculations.
+
+Qiuhan He: NFW Profile Lensing Calculations.
+
+[Johnathan Frawley](https://github.com/jonathanfrawley): Profiling, optimization and build server tools.
+
+[Ashley Kelly](https://github.com/AshKelly): Developer of [pyquad](https://github.com/AshKelly/pyquad) for fast deflections computations.
+
+[Xiaoyue Cao](https://github.com/caoxiaoyue): Analytic Ellipitcal Power-Law Deflection Angle Calculations.
+
+[Nan Li](https://github.com/linan7788626): Docker integration & support.
+
+**Code Donors**:
+
+[Andrew Robertson](https://github.com/Andrew-Robertson): Critical curve & caustic calculations.
+
+Mattia Negrello: Visibility models in the uv-plane via direct Fourier transforms.
+
+[Andrea Enia](https://github.com/AndreaEnia): Voronoi source-plane plotting tools.
+
+Conor O'Riordan : Broken Power-Law mass profile.