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Citations of CalcFi.
A living list of academic, journalistic, and analytical works that cite CalcFi data, methodology, or open datasets, along with recommended citation strings for downstream works that want to reference CalcFi properly.
Last reviewed: ·Maintained by Jere Salmisto
What this page covers
CalcFi was built citation-first: every figure on every calculator points back to a primary public source, every dataset is mirrored under a CC BY 4.0 license with a persistent DOI, and every blog post citing third-party data names the source on the page. The reverse flow matters too. When a journalist, researcher, or analyst cites CalcFi, that work belongs in a verifiable directory so the next reader can audit the chain. This page is that directory.
The page has two halves. The first is the list of verified third-party works that cite CalcFi data, methodology, or tools. The second is the recommended citation block for downstream works that want to reference CalcFi: APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX, with both a dataset citation and a website citation. Pick the one that matches your style guide and the asset you are citing.
Citations of Jere Salmisto in a quoted-source capacity (Featured.com, expert panels, podcast guest spots) live on the press page, not here. This page is for works that cite the data, the methodology, or the calculator infrastructure directly.
Verified citations of CalcFi
The verified citations list is currently empty. CalcFi launched its citation infrastructure (CC BY 4.0 dataset, Figshare / Zenodo / OSF DOIs, ORCID record, Wikidata entries) before the first wave of formal academic citations landed. The submission targets section below shows the academic pipeline that anchors the formal citation surface, and the recommended citation strings further down let downstream works cite CalcFi today. Entries land on this page only after we independently verify the citing work; padding is not allowed.
If you have cited CalcFi in a paper, post, or article, email hello@calcfi.app with the URL and we will add it on the next revalidation.
Academic submission targets
The CalcFi methodology paper documents the citation-first design pattern (primary-source whitelist, SourcedValue contract, retrievedAt provenance, editorial cadence). It is being prepared as a working paper for the venues below.
Working paper documenting the citation-first methodology used across CalcFi calculators. Target network: Personal Finance Research Network.
- Zenodo — CERN long-term archivesubmitted
Each CalcFi Open Data release ships with a Zenodo DOI. Methodology paper deposited alongside the dataset bundle.
Canonical dataset DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290 already published. Companion methodology PDF queued.
- OSF — Open Science Frameworksubmitted
Open Science Framework project page hosting the dataset + methodology pre-print.
- Harvard Dataversesubmitted
Harvard Dataverse deposit; long-term preservation under DOI 10.7910/DVN/2LJXZM.
Cite CalcFi
Two canonical citations cover the most common use cases. Use the dataset citation when you cite the underlying time-series data or any series mirrored from a primary public source. Use the website citation when you cite a calculator, a methodology page, or the project as a whole.
Dataset citation
Canonical DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290 · License: CC BY 4.0
Salmisto, J. (2026). CalcFi Open Data: 34 Free CC-BY Financial and Macro Time Series Mirrored from Primary Sources [Dataset]. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290
Salmisto, Jere. "CalcFi Open Data: 34 Free CC-BY Financial and Macro Time Series Mirrored from Primary Sources." Figshare, 2026, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290.
Salmisto, Jere. 2026. "CalcFi Open Data: 34 Free CC-BY Financial and Macro Time Series Mirrored from Primary Sources." Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290.
@dataset{salmisto_calcfi_2026,
author = {Salmisto, Jere},
title = {CalcFi Open Data: 34 Free CC-BY Financial and Macro Time Series Mirrored from Primary Sources},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Figshare},
doi = {10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290},
url = {https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290},
license = {CC-BY-4.0}
}Website citation
Use this for calculator pages, methodology, blog posts, or the project as a whole.
Salmisto, J. (2026). CalcFi — Free Financial Calculators with Primary-Source Citations. https://calcfi.app
Salmisto, Jere. CalcFi — Free Financial Calculators with Primary-Source Citations. 2026, https://calcfi.app.
Salmisto, Jere. 2026. CalcFi — Free Financial Calculators with Primary-Source Citations. https://calcfi.app.
@misc{salmisto_calcfi_site_2026,
author = {Salmisto, Jere},
title = {{CalcFi --- Free Financial Calculators with Primary-Source Citations}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://calcfi.app},
note = {Accessed: please cite access date}
}FAQ
How should I cite CalcFi in an academic paper?
Cite the canonical dataset DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290 (Figshare) for any work using the underlying time-series data. Cite the website https://calcfi.app for methodology references or pages cited as a secondary source. APA, MLA, Chicago, and BibTeX formats are provided on this page; copy whichever matches your style guide.
What license covers CalcFi Open Data?
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may copy, adapt, and redistribute the dataset for any purpose including commercial use, provided you give appropriate credit, link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. The recommended attribution string is "Salmisto, J. (2026). CalcFi Open Data. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32332290".
I quoted CalcFi in a news article. How do I get listed on this page?
Email hello@calcfi.app with the article URL and a short context note on what was cited. Verified citations land on the next ISR revalidation. We publish citations as soon as we can verify them; we do not pad the list with self-references or paid placements.
Why is the citations list short?
Because we only list works we have independently verified. CalcFi launched with a citation-first methodology and an open dataset on multiple registries; the formal citation surface grows as downstream researchers and journalists pick it up. The submission targets section below shows the academic pipeline that anchors the formal citation surface (SSRN preprint, Zenodo, Figshare, Harvard Dataverse, OSF).
Are CalcFi calculators themselves academically citable?
Yes. Each calculator page has a stable canonical URL plus a dateModified timestamp. The recommended pattern is to cite the canonical URL, the access date, and (if relevant) the SourceRef shown on the result panel. For methodology, cite the methodology page or the forthcoming SSRN preprint. The Software Heritage archive of the calcfi-open-data repository is the long-term citable reference for the underlying data pipeline code.