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-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
+# OpenML-Python
 
 A python interface for [OpenML](http://openml.org), an online platform for open science collaboration in machine learning.
 It can be used to download or upload OpenML data such as datasets and machine learning experiment results.
-You can find the documentation on the [openml-python website](https://openml.github.io/openml-python).
-If you wish to contribute to the package, please see our [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/openml/openml-python/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+## General
+
+* [Documentation](https://openml.github.io/openml-python).
+* [Contribution guidelines](https://github.com/openml/openml-python/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
 Master branch:
 
@@ -16,3 +21,22 @@ Development branch:
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/openml/openml-python.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/openml/openml-python)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/blna1eip00kdyr25/branch/develop?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/OpenML/openml-python/branch/develop)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/openml/openml-python/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://coveralls.io/github/openml/openml-python?branch=develop)
+
+## Citing OpenML-Python
+
+If you use OpenML-Python in a scientific publication, we would appreciate a reference to the
+following paper:
+
+[Matthias Feurer, Jan N. van Rijn, Arlind Kadra, Pieter Gijsbers, Neeratyoy Mallik, Sahithya Ravi, Andreas Müller, Joaquin Vanschoren, Frank Hutter<br/>
+**OpenML-Python: an extensible Python API for OpenML**<br/>
+*arXiv:1911.02490 [cs.LG]*](https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02490)
+
+Bibtex entry:
+```bibtex
+@article{feurer-arxiv19a,
+  author    = {Matthias Feurer and Jan N. van Rijn and Arlind Kadra and Pieter Gijsbers and Neeratyoy Mallik and Sahithya Ravi and Andreas Müller and Joaquin Vanschoren and Frank Hutter},
+  title     = {OpenML-Python: an extensible Python API for OpenML},
+  journal   = {arXiv:1911.02490},
+  year      = {2019},
+}
+```
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@@ -84,3 +84,25 @@ Contribution to the OpenML package is highly appreciated. The OpenML package
 currently has a 1/4 position for the development and all help possible is
 needed to extend and maintain the package, create new examples and improve
 the usability. Please see the :ref:`contributing` page for more information.
+
+--------------------
+Citing OpenML-Python
+--------------------
+
+If you use OpenML-Python in a scientific publication, we would appreciate a
+reference to the following paper:
+
+
+ `OpenML-Python: an extensible Python API for OpenML
+ <https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02490>`_,
+ Feurer *et al.*, arXiv:1911.02490.
+
+ Bibtex entry::
+
+     @article{feurer-arxiv19a,
+         author    = {Matthias Feurer and Jan N. van Rijn and Arlind Kadra and Pieter Gijsbers and Neeratyoy Mallik and Sahithya Ravi and Andreas Müller and Joaquin Vanschoren and Frank Hutter},
+         title     = {OpenML-Python: an extensible Python API for OpenML},
+         journal   = {arXiv:1911.02490},
+         year      = {2019},
+     }
+