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+# Project title: Add proper reference list in docs
+
+### Key Investigators
+
+* Anyone happy to contribute
+
+## Project Description
+
+Add a documentation page on how to cite and add references for each function/tool
+
+### Background
+
+Fill in with brief description and optional references [^1]
+
+### Objectives
+
+Fill in with brief objective for the project
+
+
+### Approach and Plan
+
+Fill in with approach and project plan
+
+ * [ ] Task 1
+ * [ ] Task 2
+ * [ ] Task 3
+
+### Progress
+
+Fill in with tentative milestones (or leave blacnk for later):
+
+ * [ ] Milestone 1
+ * [ ] Milestone 2
+ * [ ] Make PR to SpikeInterface
+
+### Next Steps (optional)
+
+Fill in with next steps
+
+## References
+
+[^1]: My awesome paper
+
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+Add your code here