If the Masakhane Playbook informs your research, teaching, or project, please cite it. Citing the work helps others discover it and supports the community that maintains it.

BibTeX​

@misc{masakhane2026playbook,
  author       = {{Masakhane Community}},
  title        = {Masakhane Playbook: A Practical Guide for Building NLP Systems for African Languages},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Masakhane},
  url          = {https://masakhanehubnlp.github.io/MasakhanePlaybook/},
  note         = {Open-source community resource}
}

APA​

Masakhane Community. (2026). Masakhane Playbook: A Practical Guide for Building NLP Systems for African Languages. https://masakhanehubnlp.github.io/MasakhanePlaybook/

MLA​

Masakhane Community. Masakhane Playbook: A Practical Guide for Building NLP Systems for African Languages. 2026. Web. https://masakhanehubnlp.github.io/MasakhanePlaybook/.

Chicago​

Masakhane Community. Masakhane Playbook: A Practical Guide for Building NLP Systems for African Languages. 2026. https://masakhanehubnlp.github.io/MasakhanePlaybook/.

Citation File Format (CFF)​

The repository ships a CITATION.cff file. GitHub auto-renders a "Cite this repository" button on the right sidebar of the repo page — click it for any of the formats above plus a few more.

Citing a specific chapter​

When you reference a specific chapter rather than the playbook as a whole, include the chapter title and its URL. For example:

Masakhane Community. (2026). Annotation Design and Workforce Management. In Masakhane Playbook: A Practical Guide for Building NLP Systems for African Languages. https://masakhanehubnlp.github.io/MasakhanePlaybook/playbook/annotation-design/

Versioning and DOIs​

The playbook is a living document — chapters change as the community refines guidance. If you need a stable, citable version (for a paper that will be peer-reviewed years from now), please open an issue and we'll cut a versioned release with a Zenodo DOI you can cite directly.

Questions​

For citation-related questions, open a GitHub Discussion or reach out via the Masakhane community.