As a core facility within an academic institution, MicRoN follows the same internationally established guidelines as departments or schools throughout Harvard Medical School stipulated by journals and the publication houses themselves.
All publications resulting from the use of instruments within the facility should,at the very least,acknowledge the MicRoN core as a whole.
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"the authors gratefully acknowledge the MicRoN(Microscopy Resources on the North Quad) Corefor their support & assistance in this work"
Where users have had significant help from a particular member of MicRoN , or if MicRoN staff have generated additional data personally, this staff member should be acknowledged by name, along side the centre if applicable.
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"the authors thank ___ of MicRoN (Microscopy Resources on the North Quad) Core for their support & assistance in this work"
If scientists from MicRoN contributed more than just routine techniques, they should be listed as collaborators and coauthors of papers that use the data. Development or adaptation of protocols to suit samples or materials, (re)designing experiments, extensive data analysis and interpretation are not routine and constitute contributions meriting co-authorship. However, simple acquisitions of raw data or routine sample preparations alone normally would not merit co-authorship but should still be acknowledged.
If you are uncertain about co-authorship or have any questions or concerns about this, please discuss this issue with the facility manager in advance.
Please send a reprint of the paper, or an e-mail including the reference information for the publication, to the facility concerned, where a MicRoN publication number will be generated. We also politely request that you remember to acknowledge the use of the facilities in your presentations and cite core facilities in grants, as appropriate.