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 <h3><p align="center">Quantum Networking in SeQUeNCe: Customizable, Scalable, Easy Debugging</p></h3>
 
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-    <a href="https://sequence-rtd-tutorial.readthedocs.io/">
-        <img alt="Documentation" src="https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/sequence-rtd-tutorial">
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-    <a href="https://pypi.org/project/sequence/">
-        <img alt="Pypi" src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/sequence">
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-    <a href="https://qutip.org/">
-        <img alt="Pypi" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/integration%20-Qutip-blue">
-    </a>
-</p>
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+[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/sequence-rtd-tutorial)](https://sequence-rtd-tutorial.readthedocs.io/)
+[![PyPi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/sequence)](https://pypi.org/project/sequence/)
+[![Qutip](https://img.shields.io/badge/integration%20-Qutip-blue)](https://qutip.org/)
+[![Paper](https://img.shields.io/badge/10.1088%2F2058-9565%2Fac22f6?label=DOI)](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-9565/ac22f6)
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