diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9969affb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# WARNING: auto-generated by AutomataCI
+
+cff-version: "1.2.0"
+type: "software"
+date-released: "2023-11-04"
+title: "AutomataCI"
+version: "1.7.0"
+license: "Apache-2.0"
+repository: "https://github.com/ChewKeanHo/AutomataCI"
+repository-code: "https://github.com/ChewKeanHo/AutomataCI"
+repository-artifact: "https://github.com/ChewKeanHo/AutomataCI/wiki/"
+url: "https://your-product.website.here"
+contact:
+  - affiliation: "Your Legal Full Name Here"
+    email: "contact@youremail.example"
+    website: "https://your-product.website.here"
+abstract: |-
+  Continuous improvements or integrations (CI) is a nerve system of a
+  software product production. Leaving the job blindly by outsourcing
+  to any proprietary 3rd-party CI service provider is a guaranteed
+  way for being threatened and extorted by any malicious suppliers.
+  As of year 2021 to 2023, many evidences show that the suppliers
+  vilely alter their pricing charges after the fact to the point of
+  legally extorting their customers and destroyed some useful
+  software entirely.
+
+  Therefore, AutomataCI counters such problem by facilitating CI
+  functions natively, making it locally available, decentralized,
+  and redistributable at git repository level. 3rd-party service
+  providers can only call AutomataCI just like how the developer
+  performs them locally. This de-risk the software owner by not
+  completely depending on the service provider, allowing him/her
+  to switch supplier easily. AutomataCI also facilitates
+  technology-specific automation customization, capable of
+  absorbing new changes easily across time. It only uses the
+  basic POSIX compliant Shell and PowerShell scripts.
+message: |-
+  Please cite and reference this repository accordingly.
+authors:
+  - given-names: "Kean Ho"
+    family-names: "Chew"
+    email: "hollowaykeanho@gmail.com"
+    affiliation: "Independent"
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4202-4863"
+  - given-names: "Cory"
+    family-names: "Galyna"
+    email: "124406765+corygalyna@users.noreply.github.com"
+    affiliation: "Independent"
+identifiers:
+  - type: doi
+    value: "10.5281/zenodo.000000"
+    description: "Paper"
+keywords:
+  - "continuous integration"
+  - "native and locally available"
+  - "git enhancement"
+  - "decentralized"
+  - "redistributable"
+  - "powershell"
+  - "posix shell"
+  - "solid foundation"
+  - "self-improvable"
diff --git a/CONFIG.toml b/CONFIG.toml
index 3115773f..44187b38 100644
--- a/CONFIG.toml
+++ b/CONFIG.toml
@@ -126,6 +126,27 @@ PROJECT_C = ''
 
 
 
+######################
+# CITATION           #
+######################
+# PROJECT_CITATION
+# This is the control variable used to generate the CITATION.cff file during the
+# Release CI Job. It is the cff-version field's value.
+#
+# To enable it, simply simply the supported version. Default is '1.2.0'.
+# To dsiable it, simply leave it empty.
+PROJECT_CITATION="1.2.0"
+
+
+# PROJECT_CITATION_TYPE
+# The type's field value of the repository representing the content of it.
+#
+# Can only accept 'software' or 'dataset'. Default is 'software'.
+PROJECT_CITATION_TYPE="software"
+
+
+
+
 ######################
 # GO TECHNOLOGY      #
 ######################
diff --git a/automataCI/_release-citation_unix-any.sh b/automataCI/_release-citation_unix-any.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7b86df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/_release-citation_unix-any.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at:
+#                http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/services/io/os.sh"
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/services/io/fs.sh"
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/services/io/time.sh"
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/services/compilers/citation.sh"
+
+
+
+
+RELEASE::run_citation() {
+        # execute
+        OS::print_status info "generating citation file...\n"
+        CITATION::build \
+                "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_PKG}/CITATION.cff" \
+                "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_SOURCE}/docs/ABSTRACTS.txt" \
+                "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_SOURCE}/docs/CITATIONS.yml" \
+                "$PROJECT_CITATION" \
+                "$PROJECT_CITATION_TYPE" \
+                "$(TIME::format_iso8601_date "$(TIME::now)")" \
+                "$PROJECT_NAME" \
+                "$PROJECT_VERSION" \
+                "$PROJECT_LICENSE" \
+                "$PROJECT_SOURCE_URL" \
+                "$PROJECT_SOURCE_URL" \
+                "$PROJECT_STATIC_URL" \
+                "$PROJECT_CONTACT_NAME" \
+                "$PROJECT_CONTACT_WEBSITE" \
+                "$PROJECT_CONTACT_EMAIL"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                OS::print_status error "generate failed.\n"
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+        if [ -f "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_PKG}/CITATION.cff" ]; then
+                OS::print_status info "exporting CITATION.cff...\n"
+                FS::copy_file \
+                        "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_PKG}/CITATION.cff" \
+                        "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/CITATION.cff"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        OS::print_status error "export failed.\n"
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+
+        # report status
+        return 0
+}
diff --git a/automataCI/_release-citation_windows-any.ps1 b/automataCI/_release-citation_windows-any.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2842fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/_release-citation_windows-any.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
+# of the License at:
+#               http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\services\io\os.ps1"
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\services\io\fs.ps1"
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\services\io\time.ps1"
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\services\compilers\citation.ps1"
+
+
+
+
+function RELEASE-Run-Citation {
+	# execute
+	OS-Print-Status info "generating citation file..."
+	$__process = CITATION-Build `
+		"${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_PKG}\CITATION.cff" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_SOURCE}\docs\ABSTRACTS.txt" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_SOURCE}\docs\CITATIONS.yml" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_CITATION}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_CITATION_TYPE}" `
+		"$(TIME-Format-ISO8601-Date "$(TIME-Now)")" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_NAME}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_VERSION}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_LICENSE}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_SOURCE_URL}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_SOURCE_URL}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_STATIC_URL}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_CONTACT_NAME}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_CONTACT_WEBSITE}" `
+		"${env:PROJECT_CONTACT_EMAIL}"
+	if ($__process -ne 0) {
+		OS-Print-Status error "generate failed."
+		return 1
+	}
+
+
+	if (Test-Path "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_PKG}\CITATION.cff") {
+		OS-Print-Status info "exporting CITATION.cff..."
+		$__process = FS-Copy-File `
+			"${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_PKG}\CITATION.cff" `
+			"${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\CITATION.cff"
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			OS-Print-Status error "export failed."
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	# report status
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.odt b/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.odt
index 66e949ad..de8f3c9c 100644
Binary files a/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.odt and b/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.odt differ
diff --git a/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.pdf b/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.pdf
index 48cc6ddd..76501a7f 100644
Binary files a/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.pdf and b/automataCI/docs/AutomataCI-Engineering-Specification.pdf differ
diff --git a/automataCI/release_unix-any.sh b/automataCI/release_unix-any.sh
index d21ad77e..f25b477a 100644
--- a/automataCI/release_unix-any.sh
+++ b/automataCI/release_unix-any.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fi
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-changelog_unix-any.sh"
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-checksum_unix-any.sh"
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-chocolatey_unix-any.sh"
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-citation_unix-any.sh"
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-deb_unix-any.sh"
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-docker_unix-any.sh"
 . "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/_release-homebrew_unix-any.sh"
@@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ for TARGET in "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_PKG}"/*; do
 done
 
 
+RELEASE::run_citation
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        return 1
+fi
+
+
 RELEASE::run_checksum_seal "$STATIC_REPO"
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         return 1
diff --git a/automataCI/release_windows-any.ps1 b/automataCI/release_windows-any.ps1
index fb07baff..f9b199a7 100644
--- a/automataCI/release_windows-any.ps1
+++ b/automataCI/release_windows-any.ps1
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if (-not (Test-Path -Path $env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT)) {
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-changelog_windows-any.ps1"
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-checksum_windows-any.ps1"
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-chocolatey_windows-any.ps1"
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-citation_windows-any.ps1"
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-deb_windows-any.ps1"
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-docker_windows-any.ps1"
 . "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\_release-homebrew_windows-any.ps1"
@@ -140,6 +141,12 @@ foreach ($TARGET in (Get-ChildItem -Path "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT
 }
 
 
+$__process = RELEASE-Run-Citation
+if ($__process -ne 0) {
+	return 1
+}
+
+
 $__process = RELEASE-Run-Checksum-Seal "$STATIC_REPO"
 if ($__process -ne 0) {
 	return 1
diff --git a/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.ps1 b/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37208942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
+# of the License at:
+#                 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+. "${env:PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}\${env:PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}\services\io\fs.ps1"
+
+
+
+
+function CITATION-Build {
+	param(
+		[string]$__filepath,
+		[string]$__abstract_filepath,
+		[string]$__citation_filepath,
+		[string]$__cff_version,
+		[string]$__type,
+		[string]$__date,
+		[string]$__title,
+		[string]$__version,
+		[string]$__license,
+		[string]$__repo,
+		[string]$__repo_code,
+		[string]$__repo_artifact,
+		[string]$__contact_name,
+		[string]$__contact_website,
+		[string]$__contact_email
+	)
+
+
+	# validate input
+	if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__cff_version)) {
+		return 0 # requested to be disabled
+	}
+
+	if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__filepath) -or
+		[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__title) -or
+		[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__type)) {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__citation_filepath) -or
+		(-not (Test-Path -Path "${__citation_filepath}"))) {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+
+	# execute
+	$null = FS-Remove-Silently "${__filepath}"
+	$null = FS-Make-Housing-Directory "${__filepath}"
+	$__process = FS-Write-File "${__filepath}" @"
+# WARNING: auto-generated by AutomataCI
+
+cff-version: `"${__cff_version}`"
+type: `"${__type}`"
+"@
+	if ($__process -ne 0) {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	## date
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__date)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+date-released: `"${__date}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## title
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__title)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+title: `"${__title}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## version
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__version)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+version: `"${__version}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## license
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__license)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+license: `"${__license}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## repository
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__repo)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+repository: `"${__repo}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## repository-code
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__repo_code)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+repository-code: `"${__repo_code}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## repository-artifact
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__version)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+repository-artifact: `"${__repo_artifact}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## url
+	if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_website)) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+url: `"${__contact_website}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	## contact
+	if ((-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_name)) -and
+		((-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_website)) -or
+		(-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_email)))) {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+contact:
+  - affiliation: `"${__contact_name}`"
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_email)) {
+			$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+    email: `"${__contact_email}`"
+"@
+			if ($__process -ne 0) {
+				return 1
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__contact_website)) {
+			$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+    website: `"${__contact_website}`"
+"@
+			if ($__process -ne 0) {
+				return 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	## abstract
+	if (Test-Path -Path "${__abstract_filepath}") {
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" @"
+abstract: |-
+"@
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		foreach ($__line in (Get-Content "${__abstract_filepath}")) {
+			if ((-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line)) -and
+				[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line -replace "#.*$")) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			$__line = $__line -replace '#.*'
+			if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line)) {
+				$__line = "  ${__line}"
+			}
+
+			$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" "${__line}"
+			if ($__process -ne 0) {
+				return 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	## other citations
+	foreach ($__line in (Get-Content "${__citation_filepath}")) {
+		if ((-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line)) -and
+			[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line -replace "#.*$")) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		$__line = $__line -replace '#.*'
+		if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line)) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		$__process = FS-Append-File "${__filepath}" "${__line}"
+		if ($__process -ne 0) {
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	# report status
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.sh b/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efe96f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/services/compilers/citation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at:
+#                http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+. "${PROJECT_PATH_ROOT}/${PROJECT_PATH_AUTOMATA}/services/io/fs.sh"
+
+
+
+
+CITATION::build() {
+        __filepath="$1"
+        __abstract_filepath="$2"
+        __citation_filepath="$3"
+        __cff_version="$4"
+        __type="$5"
+        __date="$6"
+        __title="$7"
+        __version="$8"
+        __license="$9"
+        __repo="${10}"
+        __repo_code="${11}"
+        __repo_artifact="${12}"
+        __contact_name="${13}"
+        __contact_website="${14}"
+        __contact_email="${15}"
+
+
+        # validate input
+        if [ -z "$__cff_version" ]; then
+                return 0 # requested to be disabled
+        fi
+
+        if [ -z "$__filepath" ] || [ -z "$__title" ] || [ -z "$__type" ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+        if [ -z "$__citation_filepath" ] || [ ! -f "$__citation_filepath" ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+
+        # execute
+        FS::remove_silently "$__filepath"
+        FS::make_housing_directory "$__filepath"
+        FS::write_file "$__filepath" "\
+# WARNING: auto-generated by AutomataCI
+
+cff-version: \"${__cff_version}\"
+type: \"${__type}\"
+"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+        ## date
+        if [ ! -z "$__date" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+date-released: \"${__date}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## title
+        if [ ! -z "$__title" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+title: \"${__title}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## version
+        if [ ! -z "$__version" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+version: \"${__version}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## license
+        if [ ! -z "$__license" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+license: \"${__license}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## repository
+        if [ ! -z "$__repo" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+repository: \"${__repo}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## repository-code
+        if [ ! -z "$__repo_code" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+repository-code: \"${__repo_code}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## repository-artifact
+        if [ ! -z "$__repo_artifact" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+repository-artifact: \"${__repo_artifact}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## url
+        if [ ! -z "$__contact_website" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+url: \"${__contact_website}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## contact
+        if [ ! -z "$__contact_name" ] &&
+                [ ! -z "$__contact_website" -o ! -z "$__contact_email" ]; then
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+contact:
+  - affiliation: \"${__contact_name}\"
+"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+
+                if [ ! -z "$__contact_email" ]; then
+                        FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+    email: \"${__contact_email}\"
+"
+                        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                                return 1
+                        fi
+                fi
+
+                if [ ! -z "$__contact_website" ]; then
+                        FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+    website: \"${__contact_website}\"
+"
+                        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                                return 1
+                        fi
+                fi
+        fi
+
+        ## abstract
+        if [ -f "$__abstract_filepath" ]; then
+                        FS::append_file "$__filepath" "\
+abstract: |-
+"
+                        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                                return 1
+                        fi
+
+                __old_IFS="$IFS"
+                while IFS="" read -r __line || [ -n "$__line" ]; do
+                        if [ ! -z "$__line" -a -z "${__line%%#*}" ]; then
+                                continue
+                        fi
+
+                        __line="${__line%%#*}"
+                        if [ ! -z "$__line" ]; then
+                                __line="  ${__line}"
+                        fi
+
+                        FS::append_file "$__filepath" "${__line}\n"
+                        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                                return 1
+                        fi
+                done < "$__abstract_filepath"
+                IFS="$__old_IFS" && unset __old_IFS
+        fi
+
+        ## other citations
+        __old_IFS="$IFS"
+        while IFS="" read -r __line || [ -n "$__line" ]; do
+                if [ ! -z "$__line" -a -z "${__line%%#*}" ]; then
+                        continue
+                fi
+
+                __line="${__line%%#*}"
+                if [ -z "$__line" ]; then
+                        continue
+                fi
+
+                FS::append_file "$__filepath" "${__line}\n"
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                        return 1
+                fi
+        done < "$__citation_filepath"
+        IFS="$__old_IFS" && unset __old_IFS
+
+
+        # report status
+        return 0
+}
diff --git a/automataCI/services/compilers/deb.ps1 b/automataCI/services/compilers/deb.ps1
index 2f6b65eb..b43a3f12 100644
--- a/automataCI/services/compilers/deb.ps1
+++ b/automataCI/services/compilers/deb.ps1
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ Description: ${__pitch}
 				continue
 			}
 
+			$__line = $__line -replace '#.*'
 			if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__line)) {
 				$__line = " ."
 			} else {
diff --git a/automataCI/services/compilers/rpm.ps1 b/automataCI/services/compilers/rpm.ps1
index 92e3820e..a406970e 100644
--- a/automataCI/services/compilers/rpm.ps1
+++ b/automataCI/services/compilers/rpm.ps1
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ URL: ${__website}
 				continue
 			}
 
-			$__line = $_ -replace '#.*'
+			$__line = $__line -replace '#.*'
 			$null = FS-Append-File $__location "${__line}`n"
 		}
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ URL: ${__website}
 				continue
 			}
 
-			$__line = $_ -replace '#.*'
+			$__line = $__line -replace '#.*'
 			$null = FS-Append-File $__location "${__line}`n"
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/automataCI/services/io/time.ps1 b/automataCI/services/io/time.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62c0098e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/services/io/time.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
+# of the License at:
+#                 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+function TIME-Format-ISO8601-Date {
+	param(
+		[string]$__epoch
+	)
+
+
+	# validate input
+	if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($__epoch)) {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+
+	# execute
+	$__t = (Get-Date "1970-01-01 00:00:00.000Z") + ([TimeSpan]::FromSeconds($__epoch))
+	return $__t.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
+}
+
+
+
+
+function TIME-Is-Available {
+	return 0
+}
+
+
+
+
+function TIME-Now {
+	return Get-Date (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime() -UFormat %s
+}
diff --git a/automataCI/services/io/time.sh b/automataCI/services/io/time.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88127bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automataCI/services/io/time.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright 2023  (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho <hollowaykeanho@gmail.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at:
+#                http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+TIME::format_iso8601_date() {
+        #__epoch="$1"
+
+
+        # validate input
+        if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+                printf -- ""
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+        TIME::is_available
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+
+        # execute
+        if [ "$(echo "$(uname)" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" = "darwin" ]; then
+                printf -- "%b" "$(date -j -f "%s" "${1}" +"%Y-%m-%d")"
+        else
+                printf -- "%b" "$(date --date="@${1}" +"%Y-%m-%d")"
+        fi
+
+
+        # report status
+        return 0
+}
+
+
+
+
+TIME::is_available() {
+        # execute
+        if [ -z "$(type -t date)" ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+
+        # report status
+        return 0
+}
+
+
+
+
+TIME::now() {
+        # validate input
+        TIME::is_available
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                return 1
+        fi
+
+
+        # execute
+        if [ "$(echo "$(uname)" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" = "darwin" ]; then
+                printf -- "%b" "$(date -j --utc -f %s 1374432952)"
+        else
+                printf -- "%b" "$(date --utc +%s)"
+        fi
+
+
+        # report status
+        return 0
+}
diff --git a/src/docs/ABSTRACTS.txt b/src/docs/ABSTRACTS.txt
index 22f6b022..2fee3e0b 100644
--- a/src/docs/ABSTRACTS.txt
+++ b/src/docs/ABSTRACTS.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,22 @@
 ################################################################################
 #                                                                  🠳 Max       #
 ################################################################################
-Your longer description here. New empty line is separated by a
-newline as shown below. The packager shall automatically format it
-to the required line.
+Continuous improvements or integrations (CI) is a nerve system of a
+software product production. Leaving the job blindly by outsourcing
+to any proprietary 3rd-party CI service provider is a guaranteed
+way for being threatened and extorted by any malicious suppliers.
+As of year 2021 to 2023, many evidences show that the suppliers
+vilely alter their pricing charges after the fact to the point of
+legally extorting their customers and destroyed some useful
+software entirely.
 
-This is a new line.
+Therefore, AutomataCI counters such problem by facilitating CI
+functions natively, making it locally available, decentralized,
+and redistributable at git repository level. 3rd-party service
+providers can only call AutomataCI just like how the developer
+performs them locally. This de-risk the software owner by not
+completely depending on the service provider, allowing him/her
+to switch supplier easily. AutomataCI also facilitates
+technology-specific automation customization, capable of
+absorbing new changes easily across time. It only uses the
+basic POSIX compliant Shell and PowerShell scripts.
diff --git a/src/docs/CITATIONS.yml b/src/docs/CITATIONS.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1312c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/docs/CITATIONS.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+################################################################################
+# NOTE                                                                         #
+#                                                                              #
+# This is a line-by-line citation data file is aligned to the CITATION.cff     #
+# file generator where it houses its specific data. You may refer to the       #
+# following sites for info:                                                    #
+#   1. https://citation-file-format.github.io/                                 #
+#   2. https://github.com/citation-file-format/citation-file-format            #
+#                                                                              #
+# Generally, you want to write down the following fields for appending to the  #
+# CITATION.cff generated by AutomataCI using the repository configurations     #
+# from CONFIG.toml. Among the supported fields are (and shall be rendered) as  #
+# follows:                                                                     #
+#   1. cff-version: "${PROJECT_CITATION}"                                      #
+#   2. type: "${PROJECT_CITATION_TYPE}"                                        #
+#   3. title: "${PROJECT_NAME}"                                                #
+#   4. version: "${PROJECT_VERSION}"                                           #
+#   5. date-released: "{{ Generated by Processing Release date }}"             #
+#   6. license: "${PROJECT_LICENSE}"                                           #
+#   7. repository: "${PROJECT_SOURCE_URL}"                                     #
+#   8. repository-code: "${PROJECT_SOURCE_URL}"                                #
+#   9. repository-artifact: "${PROJECT_STATIC_URL}"                            #
+#  10. url: "${PROJECT_CONTACT_WEBSITE}"                                       #
+#  11. contact:                                                                #
+#        - affiliation: "${PROJECT_CONTACT_NAME}"                              #
+#          email: "${PROJECT_CONTACT_EMAIL}"                                   #
+#          website: "${PROJECT_CONTACT_WEBSITE}"                               #
+#  12. abstract: >-                                                            #
+#        {{ Generated by Processing Abstract file }}                           #
+#                                                                              #
+#                                                                              #
+# Hence, begin your appendix below this line. You're free to modify the        #
+# existing and develop from there. Some COMPULSORY fields are:                 #
+#   1. message: >-                                                             #
+#        Your message here after 2 spacing from the key. Can be as long as you #
+#        want until then next field.                                           #
+#   2. authors:                                                                #
+#        - given-names: "Your Given Name"                                      #
+#          name-particle: "von"                                                #
+#          family-names: "Your Family Name"                                    #
+#          name-suffix: "III"                                                  #
+#          orcid: "https://orcid.org/1234-5678-9101-1121"                      #
+#          affiliation: "Company Name OR Independent"                          #
+#          email: "your.email@domain.here"                                     #
+#          fax: "+1-2345-6788"                                                 #
+#          tel: "+1-2345-6789"                                                 #
+#          website: "https://research-project.org"                             #
+#          country: "DE"   # IMPORTANT: **STRICTLY ISO3166-1 country code**    #
+#          city: "Berlin"                                                      #
+#        - ... ANOTHER AUTHOR/ENTITY ...                                       #
+################################################################################
+message: |-
+  Please cite and reference this repository accordingly.
+authors:
+  - given-names: "Kean Ho"
+    family-names: "Chew"
+    email: "hollowaykeanho@gmail.com"
+    affiliation: "Independent"
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4202-4863"
+  - given-names: "Cory"
+    family-names: "Galyna"
+    email: "124406765+corygalyna@users.noreply.github.com"
+    affiliation: "Independent"
+identifiers:
+  - type: doi
+    value: "10.5281/zenodo.000000"
+    description: "Paper"
+keywords:
+  - "continuous integration"
+  - "native and locally available"
+  - "git enhancement"
+  - "decentralized"
+  - "redistributable"
+  - "powershell"
+  - "posix shell"
+  - "solid foundation"
+  - "self-improvable"