The most useful citation is the one a reader can audit. When sharing a figure from Gaza by the Numbers, keep the dashboard's role clear and point people to the upstream Tech for Palestine source for the number, the field definition, and the source-data date.
Use the right source layer.
Use Gaza by the Numbers to describe the dashboard or to link readers to an accessible presentation. Use the relevant Tech for Palestine dataset or documentation as the source of record for a value, a date, or a definition. This division gives the reader both the usable interface and the original data context.
- For headline figures and most broader-toll fields, use the Gaza Conflict Summary.
- For the Gaza fatalities trend and daily series, use the Daily Casualties dataset.
- For identified named records and the demographic view, use Killed in Gaza.
Template: reported dashboard figure.
Use this when a figure is displayed by the dashboard. Replace bracketed text from the relevant field and retain the reporting qualifier.
Citation template
[value] reported [measure] in [Gaza/the West Bank], according to the Tech for Palestine [dataset name], source data through [date], displayed by Gaza by the Numbers.
Do not remove “reported.” Do not use a page-view date in place of the upstream source-data date.
Template: current value from an upstream endpoint.
Use this when you retrieve an up-to-date value directly from the source. Link the raw endpoint or its documentation and identify the field as reported.
Citation template
Tech for Palestine reports [value] for [field] in its [dataset name] source, dated [date]. Gaza by the Numbers presents this reported source data without adjustment.
Template: named-victims registry.
A named-victims record count has a different claim and needs different wording. Name the registry and its coverage date. Do not call it the total reported deaths.
Citation template
[value] victims identified by name in the Tech for Palestine Killed in Gaza registry, with coverage through [date]. The registry excludes the missing, unidentified, and people buried without reaching hospitals.
See what the named-victims registry measures for a fuller explanation of that distinction.
What not to do.
- Do not turn “reported” into “independently verified.”
- Do not treat a named-record count as the total reported deaths.
- Do not merge Gaza and West Bank fields unless the source explicitly provides a combined measure.
- Do not omit a source-data date when timing materially changes the meaning.
- Do not cite the dashboard as the only source when the original dataset or documentation is available.
Common questions
- Can I cite the dashboard alone?
- You can cite the dashboard as a presentation layer, but current values, field definitions, and original data should be linked to the relevant Tech for Palestine dataset or documentation whenever practical.
- What must remain in a citation?
- The word “reported,” the relevant upstream dataset, the source-data date when supplied, and the measure's geographic and category scope.
- Is there a machine-readable version?
- Yes. citation.json provides the core rules and templates; llms.txt provides broader retrieval context.