# Authors and Citation

To cite pointblank in publications, please use the following citation.

## Authors

Richard Iannone. Maintainer.

## Citation

**Source:** [`CITATION.cff`](https://github.com/posit-dev/pointblank/blob/main/CITATION.cff)

### BibTeX

``` bibtex
@Manual{,
  title = {Pointblank: data validation toolkit for assessing and monitoring data quality.},
  author = {Richard Iannone},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Python package version 1.2.0},
  url = {https://posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/},
}
```

### APA

Iannone, R. (2026). *Pointblank: data validation toolkit for assessing and monitoring data quality.* (Version 1.2.0) \[Computer software\]. https://posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/

### RIS

``` ris
TY  - COMP
TI  - Pointblank: data validation toolkit for assessing and monitoring data quality.
AU  - Iannone, Richard
PY  - 2026
VL  - 1.2.0
UR  - https://posit-dev.github.io/pointblank/
AB  - Validate data in Polars and Pandas DataFrames and database tables. Validation pipelines can be made using easily-readable, consecutive validation steps. Upon execution of the validation plan, several reporting options are available. User-defined thresholds for failure rates allow for the determination of appropriate reporting actions.
ER  - 
```