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 Contributing to the project
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-If you'd like to contribute to the project please read our [guidelines](https://github.com/nipy/nipype/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Please also read through our [code of conduct](https://github.com/nipy/nipype/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+If you'd like to contribute to the project please read our `guidelines <https://github.com/nipy/nipype/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_. Please also read through our `code of conduct <https://github.com/nipy/nipype/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>`_.