Hello, There's not a specific template I can provide for citing IDL or Exelis VIS in a publication. However, in case it can help, here is an example of verbiage that would be appropriate to use: "IDL®, a product of Exelis Visual Information Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Harris Corporation (Exelis VIS), was used to generate this map. The Exelis VIS website can be found at http://www.exelisvis.com." I hope this can be helpful. Kind regards, Jim