Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/SmartPLS

Please do not delete the SmartPLS page

SmartPLS is one the leading software product to conduct PLS path modeling analyses. The product is semi-commercial: SmartPLS 2 is a freeware while SmartPLS is commercial. The software is mostly used in academia and researchers cited the use of the software more than 6,000 times in their articles so far (source: Google Scholar). The page contains general information about the webpage similar to other product pages such as Coca Cola, WarpPLS or SPSS. More specifically, the page explains what the SmartPLS software is and can do; future extensions of the page will include information about the history and additional useful information to describe this important product that supports thousands of researchers. Also, additional explanations and reference to research articles that describe the specific methods and algorithms implemented in the software will be provided.

If there is an issue with the citations, this can easily be corrected. The first citations refer to the two different software versions (i.e., the freeware SmartPLS 2 and the commercial product SmartPLS 3) as they are cited in research publications. Citations three and four refer to books that explain the PLS path modeling (or PLS structural equation modeling) method in general. The last two citations are research articles that established the Blindfolding method that has been implemented in SmartPLS.

Deletion of the webpage due to some concerns regarding the citations seems harsh and not in line with the Wikipedia speedy deletion policy. If the SmartPLS page violates any Wikipedia regulations from a content point of this can easily be adjusted. But please do not delete the entire page of a software tool that is broadly used by researchers.