To cite the XCMS package in publications use: Smith, C.A. and Want, E.J. and O'Maille, G. and Abagyan,R. and Siuzdak, G.: XCMS: Processing mass spectrometry data for metabolite profiling using nonlinear peak alignment, matching and identification, Analytical Chemistry, 78:779-787 (2006) A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, author = {{Smith} and {C.A.} and {Want} and {E.J.} and {O'Maille} and {G.} and {Abagyan,R.} and {Siuzdak} and {G.}}, title = {XCMS: Processing mass spectrometry data for metabolite profiling using nonlinear peak alignment, matching and identification}, journal = {Analytical Chemistry}, year = {2006}, volume = {78}, pages = {779--787}, } Ralf Tautenhahn, Christoph Boettcher, Steffen Neumann: Highly sensitive feature detection for high resolution LC/MS BMC Bioinformatics, 9:504 (2008) A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, author = {Ralf Tautenhahn and Christoph Boettcher and Steffen Neumann}, title = {Highly sensitive feature detection for high resolution LC/MS}, journal = {BMC Bioinformatics}, year = {2008}, volume = {9}, pages = {504}, } H. Paul Benton, Elizabeth J. Want and Timothy M. D. Ebbels Correction of mass calibration gaps in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomics data Bioinformatics, 26:2488 (2010) A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, author = {H. Paul Benton and Elizabeth J. Want and Timothy M. D. Ebbels}, title = {Correction of mass calibration gaps in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolomics data}, journal = {BIOINFORMATICS}, year = {2010}, volume = {26}, pages = {2488}, } Some functions (e.g. group.mzClust, findPeaks.MSW() or retcor.obiwarp() use 3rd party algorithms, see manpages and related packages for respective citations.