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 # citation-file-format.github.io
 
+For general information (contributing, other repositories, etc.), please see https://github.com/citation-file-format/citation-file-format/blob/master/README.md.
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 ## This repository holds the website and specifications for CFF
 
 Documentation is provided in the form of a Jekyll site hosted on GitHub pages (using https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/), and a PDF.