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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please refer to our manuscript as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Conlon et al"
+  given-names: " "
+title: "VIVO: a system for research discovery"
+journal: "Journal of Open Source Software"
+volume: "4"
+issue: "39"
+version: 1.0.0
+doi: 10.21105/joss.01182
+date-released: 2021-07-29