To cite pcatR, cite the software and the original pCAT article. Cite the 2026 article when using updated CFIR mappings:

Li L (2026). pcatR: Analyze and Visualize Pragmatic Context Assessment Tool Data. doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.pcatR. R package version 1.0.1, https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=pcatR.

Robinson C, Damschroder L (2023). “A pragmatic context assessment tool (pCAT): using a Think Aloud method to develop an assessment of contextual barriers to change.” Implementation Science Communications, 4, 3. doi:10.1186/s43058-022-00380-5.

Domlyn A, Dodge J, Pfeiffer P, Robinson C, Evans L, Damschroder L, Stewart M, Garlick B, Sussman J, Nevedal A (2026). “Evaluating the utility of an abbreviated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for rapid qualitative analysis: a suicide prevention program case study.” Implementation Science Communications, 7, 129. doi:10.1186/s43058-026-00956-5.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Manual{,
    title = {pcatR: Analyze and Visualize Pragmatic Context Assessment
      Tool Data},
    author = {Lilac Li},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.0.1},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=pcatR},
    doi = {10.32614/CRAN.package.pcatR},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {A pragmatic context assessment tool (pCAT): using a Think
      Aloud method to develop an assessment of contextual barriers to
      change},
    author = {Claire H. Robinson and Laura J. Damschroder},
    journal = {Implementation Science Communications},
    year = {2023},
    volume = {4},
    pages = {3},
    doi = {10.1186/s43058-022-00380-5},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Evaluating the utility of an abbreviated Consolidated
      Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for rapid
      qualitative analysis: a suicide prevention program case study},
    author = {Ariel M. Domlyn and Jessica Dodge and Paul N. Pfeiffer
      and Claire H. Robinson and Lacey Evans and Laura J. Damschroder
      and Madison A. Stewart and Brittani Garlick and Jeremy B. Sussman
      and Andrea L. Nevedal},
    journal = {Implementation Science Communications},
    year = {2026},
    volume = {7},
    pages = {129},
    doi = {10.1186/s43058-026-00956-5},
  }