Acknowledgement & Co-Authorship

All work performed in the Genomics Research Incubator should be acknowledged in scholarly reports, presentations, posters, papers, and all other publications. Proper acknowledgment provides a visible measure of the impact of the Genomics Research Incubator and the Huck Institutes’ shared facilities and is essential for our continued funding.

When to Acknowledge or Provide Co-Authorship

  • Include an acknowledgement any time the Genomics Research Incubator provides services that support your research.
  • The Genomics Research Incubator is a collaborative research space. If the Director or a staff member has made a significant intellectual contribution beyond routine sample handling or analysis, please consider co-authorship.

Acknowledging the Genomics Research Incubator

  • Mandatory Minimum - Independent use of Genomics Research Incubator
    • “The co-authors would like to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ Genomics Research Incubator (RRID:SCR_024530) for use of the Illumina NextSeq2000 sequencer.”
  • Example 1 - Independent use of Huck resources and guidance from staff
    • “The co-authors would like to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ Genomics Research Incubator (RRID:SCR_024530) for use of Diagnode Biorupter and Director/staff X for helpful discussions on sample preparation.”
  • Example 2 - Routine data collected by Huck Facility personnel (data interpreted by the user)
    • The co-authors would like to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ Genomics Research Incubator (RRID:SCR_024530) for use of the Thermo Fisher StepOnePlus Real-time PCR system and Director/staff X for collecting the data shown in Figure Y."

Please always notify the relevant Facility when acknowledgment is made.

If we did more than above – please consider authorship.