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+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nest/nest-simulator.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/nest/nest-simulator)
 [![License](http://img.shields.io/:license-GPLv2+-green.svg)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
-[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/doi/10.5281/zenodo.882971.svg)](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.882971)
+[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/doi/10.5281/zenodo.1400175.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1400175)
 [![Latest Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/latest%20version-2.14.0-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
 
 NEST is a simulator for spiking neural network models that focuses on the
diff --git a/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/download.md b/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/download.md
index 99cc5f47f0..dff86661c9 100644
--- a/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/download.md
+++ b/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/download.md
@@ -20,21 +20,25 @@ For details about how to contribute to the development of NEST, see the [develop
 
 Please cite NEST if you use it in your work.
 
+If you use NEST 2.16.0, please cite it as **Linssen, Charl et al. (2018).
+NEST 2.16.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.1400175**. The full citation is available
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1400175).
+
 If you use NEST 2.14.0, please cite it as **Peyser, Alexander et al. (2017).
 NEST 2.14.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.882971**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.882971).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.882971).
 
 If you use NEST 2.12.0, please cite it as **Kunkel, Susanne et al. (2017).
 NEST 2.12.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.259534**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.259534).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.259534).
 
 If you use NEST v2.10.0, please cite it as **Bos, Hannah et al. (2015).
 NEST 2.10.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.44222**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.44222).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.44222).
 
 If you use NEST v2.8.0, please cite it as **Eppler, Jochen Martin et al. (2015).
 NEST 2.8.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.32969**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.32969).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.32969).
 
 For all versions below NEST v2.8.0 and for citing NEST without referring to a
 specific version, please use: [Gewaltig M-O & Diesmann M (2007) NEST (Neural
diff --git a/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/index.md b/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/index.md
index 56f6f62977..7e62c29176 100644
--- a/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/index.md
+++ b/extras/userdoc/md/documentation/index.md
@@ -127,21 +127,25 @@ To learn more about the capabilities of NEST, see the [Feature summary](features
 
 Please cite NEST if you use it in your work.
 
+If you use NEST 2.16.0, please cite it as **Linssen, Charl et al. (2018).
+NEST 2.16.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.1400175**. The full citation is available
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1400175).
+
 If you use NEST 2.14.0, please cite it as **Peyser, Alexander et al. (2017).
 NEST 2.14.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.882971**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.882971).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.882971).
 
 If you use NEST 2.12.0, please cite it as **Kunkel, Susanne et al. (2017).
 NEST 2.12.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.259534**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.259534).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.259534).
 
 If you use NEST v2.10.0, please cite it as **Bos, Hannah et al. (2015).
 NEST 2.10.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.44222**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.44222).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.44222).
 
 If you use NEST v2.8.0, please cite it as **Eppler, Jochen Martin et al. (2015).
 NEST 2.8.0. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.32969**. The full citation is available
-in different formats on [Zenodo](http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.32969).
+in different formats on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.32969).
 
 For all versions below NEST v2.8.0 and for citing NEST without referring to a
 specific version, please use: [Gewaltig M-O & Diesmann M (2007) NEST (Neural