diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index 3ab0713236ef2fdde7b30ce3933aaf208c3eb849..9ffdc87bef9109af57a9a42ce16c5db62ad40b96 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Mantid
 std::string welcomeMessage()
 {
     return "Welcome to Mantid version " + std::string(Mantid::Kernel::MantidVersion::version()) + " - Manipulation and Analysis Toolkit for Instrument Data\n" +
-           "Citing Mantid: " + Mantid::Kernel::MantidVersion::doi();
+           "Please cite Mantid in your publications using: " + Mantid::Kernel::MantidVersion::doi();
 }
 
 namespace Kernel