Enhanced support for citations on GitHub

GitHub's new support for CITATION.cff files aims to simplify the process of citing academic and research work hosted on its platform by providing convenient APA or BibTeX style citation links. This development addresses the challenge researchers face in receiving recognition for their open-source contributions, which are often overlooked in academia despite their significant impact, as seen in projects like the COVID-19 dashboards and black hole imaging software. The feature uses the ruby-cff RubyGem to parse CITATION.cff files, aiding in the proper acknowledgment of researchers' work and enhancing the visibility of open-source projects. GitHub is actively seeking feedback from the research community to refine this feature, which has been tested with the creators of the Citation File Format (CFF) and a select group of beta testers, to further integrate software citation into academic practices.