diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 8d1fe5e47..27e63e2a4 100755
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1 +1,21 @@
-Refl1d is in the public domain.
+Copyright 2006-2024 The Refl1D Contributors
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the
+following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
+products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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diff --git a/doc/getting_started/license.rst b/doc/getting_started/license.rst
index f8e121078..9c5636567 100644
--- a/doc/getting_started/license.rst
+++ b/doc/getting_started/license.rst
@@ -4,59 +4,33 @@
License
*******
-The DANSE/Reflectometry group relies on a large body of open source
-software, and so combines the work of many authors. These works are
-released under a variety of licenses, including BSD and LGPL, and much
-of the work is in the public domain. See individual files for details.
-
-The combined work is released under the following license:
-
- Copyright (c) 2006-2011, University of Maryland All rights reserved.
-
- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- are met:
-
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions
- in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
- conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
- other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of the
- University of Maryland nor the names of its contributors may be used to
- endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
- prior written permission.
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA,
- OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
- OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
- NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
- SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-Additional pieces may be available under the GPL. When these pieces
-are used in the package, the combined work is also subject to the GPL.
+.. include:: ../../LICENSE.txt
+
*******
Credits
*******
-Refl1D package was developed under DANSE project and is maintained by
-its user community.
+The Refl1D package was originally developed under DANSE project (2006-2011),
+with a transition to a period of community support in 2011
+(primarily maintained at NIST)
-Please cite:
+In 2024, a new collaboration was formed with developers from
- Kienzle, P.A., Krycka, J., Patel, N., & Sahin, I.
- Refl1D (Version |release|) [Computer Software].
- College Park, MD: University of Maryland. Retrieved |today|.
+- the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD, USA)
+- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (Oxfordshire, UK)
+- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN, USA)
-Available from https://github.com/reflectometry/refl1d
+dedicated to the continued development of the package, and delivery of new
+features and capabilities to the user community.
We are grateful for the existence of many fine open source packages such
as `Pyparsing `_,
`NumPy `_ and `Python `_
without which this package would be much more difficult to write.
+
+********
+Citation
+********
+
+Please cite using this DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1249715
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 975eb78f8..119e9b9f8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers = [
"Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
"Environment :: Console",
"Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
- "License :: Public Domain",
+ "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
"Operating System :: OS Independent",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry",