Acknowledgment or Co-Authorship
We follow the authorship guidelines of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF). The right form of recognition depends on the nature of the facility’s contribution to each project, and is best agreed on at the start.
Acknowledgment
- Standard sample processing and data collection
- Technical services without involvement in study design or data interpretation
- Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria are recognized in the acknowledgments section
Co-Authorship
- Projects involving substantial method development, experimental design, data interpretation, or new proteomics approaches
- Contributions from facility scientists that make a publication possible or significantly enhance its value
“A citation in the acknowledgments section of a manuscript may be appropriate for routine analysis. However, contributions from resource scientists that involve novel resource laboratory work and insight, experimental design, or advanced data analysis that make a publication possible or significantly enhance its value require coauthorship as the appropriate acknowledgment.”
Angeletti et al., The FASEB Journal, 1999
References
- Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. Authorship Guidelines. ABRF.
- Angeletti RH, Bonewald LF, De Jongh K, Niece R, Rush J, Stults J. Research technologies: fulfilling the promise. FASEB J. 1999;13(6):595–601. doi:10.1096/fasebj.13.6.595
Acknowledging the Facility
Copy the suggested acknowledgment for your paper or poster, and let us know when your work is published or presented.
Planning a Project?
The right form of recognition is best agreed on before the work begins. We’re happy to talk it through during your consultation.