diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2860d4e..b612c30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -255,8 +255,26 @@ bundled-versus-external distinction, and the scorer versions.
 
 ## Citation and license
 
-The paper is published on [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04087). The repository no longer
-carries a compiled PDF; [`paper/README.md`](paper/README.md) records the publication status.
+If you use ScienceVision, cite the paper. The published version is on
+[arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04087); the repository no longer carries a compiled PDF
+([`paper/README.md`](paper/README.md) records the publication status).
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{ma2026sciencevisionaiobservereason,
+      title={ScienceVision: Can AI Observe and Reason Like a Scientist?},
+      author={Tianyi Ma and Jing Gu and Haozhe Zhao and Liang Chen and Yunfan Zhang and Haijun Su and Jialong Wu and Le Xue and Arnav Das and Dustin Tran and Yinfei Yang and Andrew Dai and Kuan Li},
+      year={2026},
+      eprint={2611.04087},
+      archivePrefix={arXiv},
+      primaryClass={cs.CV},
+      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04087},
+}
+```
+
+The paper text is licensed **CC BY-NC-ND 4.0** on arXiv, which is separate from and narrower
+than the repository license: cite and quote the paper under those terms, and take the code
+under **MIT**. A license on this repository does not extend to the paper.
+
 Please describe results by the setting and scorer version you used rather than by a single
 headline number. The [comparison notes](docs/leaderboard.md) explain why that matters here.
 
diff --git a/paper/README.md b/paper/README.md
index d5ba1a5..0cfb2e1 100644
--- a/paper/README.md
+++ b/paper/README.md
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ published on arXiv: [2611.04087](https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04087).
 
 The repository no longer carries a compiled PDF. arXiv is the canonical copy, so there is no
 local file to hash or replace. [`resources/paper.json`](../resources/paper.json) records the
-publication status and the arXiv identifier.
+publication status, the author list, and the paper's license. The BibTeX entry is in the root
+[README](../README.md#citation-and-license).
 
 ## Updating the record
 
-When a new arXiv version is posted, update `resources/paper.json` (`verified_at`, `arxiv`, `url`,
-and `note`) and this note. No PDF is committed here.
+When a new arXiv version is posted, update `resources/paper.json` (`verified_at`, `authors`,
+`arxiv`, `url`, `license`, and `note`), the BibTeX entry in the root README, and this note. No
+PDF is committed here.
diff --git a/resources/paper.json b/resources/paper.json
index f4c65e6..b108590 100644
--- a/resources/paper.json
+++ b/resources/paper.json
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 {
   "schema_version": "sciencevision.paper_reference.v1",
-  "verified_at": "2026-11-04T07:45:00+00:00",
+  "verified_at": "2026-11-07T05:51:52+00:00",
   "title": "ScienceVision: Can AI Observe and Reason Like a Scientist?",
   "authors": [
-    "UniPat AI",
-    "Elorian AI"
+    "Tianyi Ma",
+    "Jing Gu",
+    "Haozhe Zhao",
+    "Liang Chen",
+    "Yunfan Zhang",
+    "Haijun Su",
+    "Jialong Wu",
+    "Le Xue",
+    "Arnav Das",
+    "Dustin Tran",
+    "Yinfei Yang",
+    "Andrew Dai",
+    "Kuan Li"
   ],
   "path": null,
   "status": "published",
   "arxiv": "2611.04087",
   "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04087",
-  "note": "Published on arXiv; the repository no longer carries a compiled PDF. arXiv is the canonical copy."
+  "license": "CC BY-NC-ND 4.0",
+  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/",
+  "note": "Published on arXiv; the repository no longer carries a compiled PDF. arXiv is the canonical copy. The paper's license is separate from the repository's MIT license."
 }