# Cite the Device Lab

> How to cite a Device Lab run, a notebook entry and a result row, which licence the study data package carries, and where to report an error.

import LabProvenance from '@components/lab/LabProvenance.astro';

A Device Lab citation identifies the run by date, device, and OS build. Use the format from the 2026-10-20 [study data package](/research/2026-10-ios18-home-screen-web-apps/data/).

## Cite a run

Fill in the run date, the device's marketing name, and the OS version and build.

```text
OpenPWA device test, <YYYY-MM-DD>, <device marketing name>, iOS <version> (<build>)
```

The data package includes its address in the citation.

```text
OpenPWA device test, 2026-10-20, iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.6.2 (22G100). https://openpwa.net/research/2026-10-ios18-home-screen-web-apps/data/
```

Keep the build in the string.

## Cite a notebook entry

Append the notebook entry number to cite one observation.

```text
OpenPWA device test, 2026-10-20, iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.6.2 (22G100), N35
```

The notebook is append-only and corrections are later entries, so cite the latest entry on a topic.

## Link a result row

Link to the result row on the behaviour page to cite one result. For example, the status-bar result of the 2026-10-20 run is at [/lab/behaviour/status-bar-colour-source/#r-2026-10-20-ios-18-6-2-22g100](/lab/behaviour/status-bar-colour-source/#r-2026-10-20-ios-18-6-2-22g100).

## Cite the framework

To cite the OpenPWA Evidence Layers, which define the terms used on Lab pages, see [/about/evidence/](/about/evidence/).

## Licence

The study data package is published under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (creativecommons.org), as its [data page](/research/2026-10-ios18-home-screen-web-apps/data/) states. The licence lets you copy and adapt the material, including commercially, if you give credit, link the licence and indicate any changes you made. The data page asks you to credit "OpenPWA" with a link to that page.

## Report an error

The email address is on [Send your Device Lab results](/lab/guides/send-results/).

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