diff --git a/src/DAMASK_abaqus_exp.f b/src/DAMASK_abaqus_exp.f
index 1fab2472d..dc755f2e8 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_abaqus_exp.f
+++ b/src/DAMASK_abaqus_exp.f
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
    dateAndTime                                                                                      ! type default integer
  call date_and_time(values = dateAndTime)
  write(6,'(/,a)') ' <<<+-  DAMASK_abaqus_exp  -+>>>'
+ write(6,'(/,a)')   ' Roters et. al, Computational Materials Science, 2018'
  write(6,'(/,a)')              ' Version: '//DAMASKVERSION
  write(6,'(a,2(i2.2,a),i4.4)') ' Date:    ',dateAndTime(3),'/',&
                                             dateAndTime(2),'/',&
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_abaqus_std.f b/src/DAMASK_abaqus_std.f
index d15682c58..cf60781ce 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_abaqus_std.f
+++ b/src/DAMASK_abaqus_std.f
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
    dateAndTime                                                                                      ! type default integer
  call date_and_time(values = dateAndTime)
  write(6,'(/,a)') ' <<<+-  DAMASK_abaqus_std  -+>>>'
+ write(6,'(/,a)')   ' Roters et. al, Computational Materials Science, 2018'
  write(6,'(/,a)')              ' Version: '//DAMASKVERSION
  write(6,'(a,2(i2.2,a),i4.4)') ' Date:    ',dateAndTime(3),'/',&
                                             dateAndTime(2),'/',&
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc.f90
index 27640e5f2..fe636dc52 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_marc.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_marc.f90
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
 
  call date_and_time(values = dateAndTime)
  write(6,'(/,a)') ' <<<+-  DAMASK_Marc  -+>>>'
+ write(6,'(/,a)')   ' Roters et. al, Computational Materials Science, 2018'
  write(6,'(/,a)')              ' Version: '//DAMASKVERSION
  write(6,'(a,2(i2.2,a),i4.4)') ' Date:    ',dateAndTime(3),'/',&
                                             dateAndTime(2),'/',&
diff --git a/src/spectral_interface.f90 b/src/spectral_interface.f90
index b45e8316c..677ab8220 100644
--- a/src/spectral_interface.f90
+++ b/src/spectral_interface.f90
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init()
 
  call date_and_time(values = dateAndTime)
  write(6,'(/,a)') ' <<<+-  DAMASK_spectral  -+>>>'
+ write(6,'(/,a)')   ' Roters et. al, Computational Materials Science, 2018'
  write(6,'(/,a)')              ' Version: '//DAMASKVERSION
  write(6,'(a,2(i2.2,a),i4.4)') ' Date:    ',dateAndTime(3),'/',&
                                             dateAndTime(2),'/',&