VN Core FHIR — Vietnam National FHIR Implementation Guide

Q: Which citation format should I use for VN Core FHIR?

BibTeX for LaTeX/dissertations, APA 7 for social sciences and public health, Vancouver for clinical medicine. CITATION.cff is read automatically by GitHub and Zenodo on fork. Every format includes the exact version (v0.5.0) and URL https://hl7.org.vn so readers can return to the exact state at the time of citation.

Q: Does VN Core have a DOI yet?

Not yet. A DOI will be registered via Zenodo when VN Core reaches v1.0.0 — each version will have an immutable identifier suitable for academic citation. Until then, cite by URL + version + access date.

Q: How do I name the author when VN Core is an organisational project?

"Omi HealthTech" (corporate author). BibTeX uses `author = {{Omi HealthTech}}` with double braces to keep it intact. APA: "Omi HealthTech." (period after, no comma initials).

Q: Can I cite individual profiles or extensions?

Yes. Each profile has a stable canonical URL, e.g. http://fhir.hl7.org.vn/core/StructureDefinition/vn-core-patient. In text use the short name "VNCorePatient profile" and footnote the URL. When v1.0.0 ships with a DOI, each resource gets its own DOI via Zenodo metadata.

Omi HealthTech

Cite

Cite it right, keep the version traceable.

VN Core FHIR is open software with version-specific releases. When you cite it, include the exact version and the date you accessed it so readers can return to that exact state.

Version

v0.5.1

Release date

2026-05-10

License

CC-BY-4.0

DOI

In preparation

DOI will be registered via Zenodo when VN Core v1.0.0 ships, so each version will have an immutable identifier suitable for academic citation.

Ready-to-use formats

Copy the block matching your template. The CFF file at /CITATION.cff is GitHub and Zenodo compatible.

BibTeX

@software{vncore_fhir_0_5_1,
  title  = {VN Core FHIR — Vietnam National FHIR Implementation Guide},
  author = {{Omi HealthTech}},
  year   = {2026},
  month  = {4},
  version = {0.5.1},
  url    = {https://hl7.org.vn},
  note   = {Community draft, CC-BY-4.0}
}

APA 7

Omi HealthTech. (2026). VN Core FHIR — Vietnam National FHIR Implementation Guide (Version 0.5.1) [Software]. https://hl7.org.vn

Vancouver

Omi HealthTech. VN Core FHIR — Vietnam National FHIR Implementation Guide [Internet]. Version 0.5.1. Ha Noi: Omi HealthTech; 2026 Apr [cited 2026-05-10]. Available from: https://hl7.org.vn

CITATION.cff

GitHub and Zenodo read CITATION.cff to display the citation widget automatically. Keep the file when you fork.