diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdbf347..23e41da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,14 @@ Kastner Research Group Jekyll Website
 1. Follow the instructions at https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/ to install the Jekyll generator on your machine.
 2. Run `bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload` in this repository root to deploy a live server to http://localhost:4000
 
+## Adding Publications
+1. Open [_bibliography/publications.bib](_bibliography/publications.bib) in [JabRef](https://www.jabref.org/).
+2. Add the new publication using the correct classification
+    1. Books should use `@Book`
+    2. PhD theses should `@PhdThesis` with `type` set to `PhD Thesis`
+    3. MS theses should use `@MastersThesis` with `type` set to `MS Thesis`
+    4. Patents should use `@Patent` with `number` set to the full US Patent number (e.g. `US0123456789`)
+    5. Book chapters should use `@InBook`
+    6. Conference papers should use `@InProceedings`
+    7. Journal articles should use `@Article`
+3. Commit the updated `.bib` file and push to `main`
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diff --git a/_bibliography/publications.bib b/_bibliography/publications.bib
index 36a5ba4..9cd4875 100644
--- a/_bibliography/publications.bib
+++ b/_bibliography/publications.bib
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ @MastersThesis{Epperson2018
 
 @Patent{Fallah2011,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {7895420B2},
+  number      = {US7895420B2},
   year        = {2011},
   author      = {Farzan Fallah and Anup Hosangadi and Ryan C. Kastner},
   day         = {22},
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ @PhdThesis{Hosangadi2006
 
 @Patent{Hu2020,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {10719631B2},
+  number      = {US10719631B2},
   year        = {2020},
   author      = {Wei Hu and Ryan Kastner and Jason K. Oberg},
   day         = {21},
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ @PhdThesis{Irturk2009
 
 @Patent{Irturk2014,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {8812285B2},
+  number      = {US8812285B2},
   year        = {2014},
   author      = {Ali Umut Irturk and Ryan Charles Kastner},
   day         = {19},
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ @Book{Kastner2010
 
 @Patent{Kastner2021,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {10990723B2},
+  number      = {US10990723B2},
   year        = {2021},
   author      = {Kastner, Ryan and Ardeshiricham, Armaiti and Hu, Wei},
   day         = {27},
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ @Book{Kastner2018a
 
 @Patent{Kastner2018,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {10083305B2},
+  number      = {US10083305B2},
   year        = {2018},
   author      = {Ryan Kastner and Jason Oberg and Wei Hu and Timothy Sherwood and Mohit Tiwari},
   day         = {25},
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ @Patent{Kastner2018
 
 @Patent{Kastner2016,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {9305166B2},
+  number      = {US9305166B2},
   year        = {2016},
   author      = {Ryan Kastner and Jason Oberg and Sarah Meiklejohn and Timothy Sherwood},
   day         = {5},
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ @PhdThesis{Oberg2014
 
 @Patent{Oberg2019,
   nationality = {US},
-  number      = {10289873B2},
+  number      = {US10289873B2},
   year        = {2019},
   author      = {Jason K. Oberg and Jonathan Valamehr and Ryan Kastner and Timothy Sherwood},
   day         = {14},