diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e48c859a1..932967545 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 - Fix bug in slicing tables with DynamicTableRegions. @ajtritt (#449)
 - Add testing for Python 3.9 and using pre-release packages. @ajtritt, @rly (#459, #472)
 - Improve contributing guide. @rly (#474)
+- Add citation information to documentation. @rly (#477)
 
 ### Bug fixes
 - Fix development package dependency issues. @rly (#431)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 54f433b20..29233cec4 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ Contributing
 
 For details on how to contribute to HDMF see our `contribution guidelines <docs/CONTRIBUTING.rst>`_.
 
+Citing HDMF
+===========
+
+.. code-block:: bibtex
+
+  @INPROCEEDINGS{9005648,
+    author={A. J. {Tritt} and O. {Rübel} and B. {Dichter} and R. {Ly} and D. {Kang} and E. F. {Chang} and L. M. {Frank} and K. {Bouchard}},
+    booktitle={2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data)},
+    title={HDMF: Hierarchical Data Modeling Framework for Modern Science Data Standards},
+    year={2019},
+    volume={},
+    number={},
+    pages={165-179},
+    doi={10.1109/BigData47090.2019.9005648}}
+
 LICENSE
 =======
 
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 935d1cba1..62bb489a2 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ The Hierarchical Data Modeling Framework
 
 HDMF is a Python package for working with standardizing, reading, and writing hierarchical object data.
 
-HDMF is a by product of the `Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology (NWB:N) <http://www.nwb.org/>`_ project.
-The goal of NWB:N was to enable collaborative science within the neurophysiology and systems neuroscience communities
-through data standardization. The team of neuroscientists and software developers involved with NWB:N
+HDMF is a by-product of the `Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology (NWB) <http://www.nwb.org/>`_ project.
+The goal of NWB was to enable collaborative science within the neurophysiology and systems neuroscience communities
+through data standardization. The team of neuroscientists and software developers involved with NWB
 recognize that adoption of a unified data format is an important step toward breaking down the barriers to
-data sharing in neuroscience. HDMF was central the NWB:N development efforts, and has since been split off
+data sharing in neuroscience. HDMF was central to the NWB development efforts, and has since been split off
 with the intention of providing it as an open-source tool for other scientific communities.
 
+If you use HDMF in your research, please use the following citation:
+
+A. J. Tritt et al., "HDMF: Hierarchical Data Modeling Framework for Modern Science Data Standards,"
+2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2019, pp. 165-179,
+doi: 10.1109/BigData47090.2019.9005648.
+
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/source/overview_citing.rst b/docs/source/overview_citing.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9055458a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/overview_citing.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.. _citing:
+
+Citing HDMF
+============
+
+If you use HDMF in your research, please use the following citation:
+
+.. code-block:: bibtex
+
+  @INPROCEEDINGS{9005648,
+    author={A. J. {Tritt} and O. {Rübel} and B. {Dichter} and R. {Ly} and D. {Kang} and E. F. {Chang} and L. M. {Frank} and K. {Bouchard}},
+    booktitle={2019 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data)},
+    title={HDMF: Hierarchical Data Modeling Framework for Modern Science Data Standards},
+    year={2019},
+    volume={},
+    number={},
+    pages={165-179},
+    doi={10.1109/BigData47090.2019.9005648}}