How to Attribute Open Clinical Terminology (oct)¶
Use the following guidance to give clear, correct credit when you use Open Clinical Terminology (oct). Pick the block that matches your use case and include it in your documentation, about page, README, or citation list.
If you use oct software (Apache License 2.0)¶
Add this block to your project:
This project uses software from Open Clinical Terminology (`oct`), licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Baw Medical Ltd. See https://github.com/openterminology/oct for details.
If you use oct terminology or knowledge (CC BY 4.0)¶
Add this block to your materials:
Content includes terminology from Open Clinical Terminology (`oct`), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Original source: https://github.com/openterminology/oct. Changes (if any) are indicated in this work.
If you use both software and terminology together¶
Add this combined block:
This work incorporates Open Clinical Terminology (`oct`).
- Software components are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Baw Medical Ltd.
- Terminology and knowledge are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Changes (if any) are indicated in this work.
Source: https://github.com/openterminology/oct
Tips for good attribution¶
- Keep the license names intact ("Apache License 2.0" and "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International").
- Link back to the Open Clinical Terminology (
oct) repository when possible. - When you modify Open Clinical Terminology (
oct) terminology, briefly note the nature of your changes.