# About jsPsych

jsPsych is open source project with [numerous contributors](https://github.com/jspsych/jsPsych/graphs/contributors). The project is currently managed by the core team of Josh de Leeuw ([@jodeleeuw](https://github.com/jodeleeuw)), Becky Gilbert ([@becky-gilbert](https://github.com/becky-gilbert)), and Björn Luchterhandt ([@bjoluc](https://github.com/bjoluc)).

jsPsych was created by [Josh de Leeuw :fontawesome-brands-twitter:](http://www.twitter.com/joshdeleeuw).

### Citation

If you use this library in academic work, the preferred citation is:

de Leeuw, J.R., Gilbert, R.A., & Luchterhandt, B. (2023). jsPsych: Enabling an open-source collaborative ecosystem of behavioral experiments. *Journal of Open Source Software*, *8*(85), 5351, [https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.05351](https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.05351).

This paper is an updated description of jsPsych and includes all current core team members. It replaces the earlier paper that described jsPsych:

de Leeuw, J.R. (2015). jsPsych: A JavaScript library for creating behavioral experiments in a Web browser. *Behavior Research Methods*, _47_(1), 1-12. doi:[10.3758/s13428-014-0458-y](http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758%2Fs13428-014-0458-y)

Citations help us demonstrate that this library is used and valued, which allows us to continue working on it.
