# Publications

Core publications on NGFF and OME-Zarr. If you plan to cite OME-Zarr in your work, please use one or more of the following references, as appropriate.

- [OME-NGFF: a next-generation file format for expanding bioimaging data-access strategies](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-021-01326-w) 29th November 2021
- [OME-Zarr: a cloud-optimized bioimaging file format with international community support](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00418-023-02209-1) 10th July 2023
- [2024 OME-NGFF workflows hackathon Preprint](https://osf.io/preprints/biohackrxiv/5uhwz_v2) 13 March 2025

## Recent publications mentioning NGFF or OME-Zarr

This feed is generated live from Europe PMC and will show the most recent publications that mention NGFF or OME-Zarr in the title, abstract, or keywords.

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