How to Cite This Tool

If you use results from Swanson's Apple in a paper, presentation, or report, please cite the tool using one of the formats below. The access date is pre-filled with today — update it to match when you retrieved your results.

APA

Swanson's Apple. (2026). Swanson Linkage Discovery Tool for Disease-Compound Connections (Version 1.1) [Web application]. Retrieved July 10, 2026, from https://www.swansonsapple.org/

BibTeX

@misc{swansonsapple2026,
  author       = {{Swanson's Apple}},
  title        = {Swanson Linkage Discovery Tool for Disease-Compound Connections},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.swansonsapple.org/}},
  note         = {Version 1.1. Accessed: July 10, 2026}
}

Citing a Specific Hypothesis

To cite a specific drug–disease hypothesis, open its detail page and use the Cite This Result box at the bottom. It generates a pre-filled citation that includes the compound, disease, bridge mechanism, and a permanent URL for that exact hypothesis.

Are These URLs Permanent?

Yes. Each hypothesis URL is derived from the UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers (CUIs) for the compound (C), disease (B), and bridge mechanism (A) — not from a database row number. CUIs are the international standard for biomedical concept identification, maintained by the US National Library of Medicine and used across NIH, FDA, and major medical databases worldwide. Because the URL encodes the three underlying medical concepts, it will remain valid through database updates, re-imports, and schema changes.