diff --git a/galaxy/converter.py b/galaxy/converter.py
index 08c2f422..f744b7f1 100755
--- a/galaxy/converter.py
+++ b/galaxy/converter.py
@@ -243,12 +243,23 @@ def _convert_internal(parsed_ctds, **kwargs):
             tool = create_tool(model)
             write_header(tool, model)
             create_description(tool, model)
-            expand_macros(tool, model, **kwargs)
+            
+            import_macros(tool, model, **kwargs)
+            if 'references' in kwargs['macros_to_expand']:
+                macros_to_skip = ['references']
+            else:
+                macros_to_skip = []
+            expand_macros(tool, macros_to_skip=macros_to_skip, **kwargs)
+
             create_command(tool, model, **kwargs)
             create_inputs(tool, model, **kwargs)
             create_outputs(tool, model, **kwargs)
             create_help(tool, model)
 
+            if 'references' in kwargs['macros_to_expand']:
+                kwargs['macros_to_expand'] = ['references']
+                expand_macros(tool, **kwargs)
+
             # wrap our tool element into a tree to be able to serialize it
             tree = ElementTree(tool)
             logger.info("Writing to %s" % utils.get_filename(output_file), 1)
@@ -421,8 +432,7 @@ def create_command(tool, model, **kwargs):
 
 
 # creates the xml elements needed to import the needed macros files
-# and to "expand" the macros
-def expand_macros(tool, model, **kwargs):
+def import_macros(tool, model, **kwargs):
     macros_node = add_child_node(tool, "macros")
     token_node = add_child_node(macros_node, "token")
     token_node.attrib["name"] = "@EXECUTABLE@"
@@ -434,12 +444,16 @@ def expand_macros(tool, model, **kwargs):
         import_node = add_child_node(macros_node, "import")
         # do not add the path of the file, rather, just its basename
         import_node.text = os.path.basename(macro_file.name)
+
+# and to "expand" the macros
+def expand_macros(tool, **kwargs):
     # add <expand> nodes
     for expand_macro in kwargs["macros_to_expand"]:
+        if 'macros_to_skip' in kwargs and expand_macro in kwargs['macros_to_skip']:
+            continue
         expand_node = add_child_node(tool, "expand")
         expand_node.attrib["macro"] = expand_macro
 
-
 def get_galaxy_parameter_name(param):
     return "param_%s" % utils.extract_param_name(param).replace(":", "_").replace("-", "_")
 
diff --git a/galaxy/macros.xml b/galaxy/macros.xml
index a582994f..d1da7d62 100644
--- a/galaxy/macros.xml
+++ b/galaxy/macros.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@
       </when>
     </conditional>
   </xml>
+  <xml name="references">
+    <citations>
+      <citation type="doi"></citation>
+    </citations>
+  </xml>
 </macros>