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@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Fitzgibbon, SP, Harrison, SJ, Jenkinson, M, Baxter, L, Robinson, EC, Bastiani, M
 	journal = {bioRxiv}
 }
 ```
+## Contributing
+
+For information on how to contribute to this project see [here](doc/contributing.md)
 
 ## Other dHCP open resources