Find a Core & Citation Guidelines

RCF Name Location Acknowledgement
Center for Research Computing and Data Lower Campus

This research was supported in part by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research Computing and Data, RRID:SCR_022735, through the resources provided. [Specifically, this work used the HTC cluster, which is supported by NIH award number S10OD028483.] include if allocation of computing time or storage on HTC cluster OR [Specifically, this work used the H2P cluster, which is supported by NSF award number OAC-2117681."] include if allocation of computing time or storage on H2P (SMP, MPI, and GPU clusters)

Acknowledgment format

Proper acknowledgment of the shared core facilities is required by US funding agencies and enables tracking of the impact of our shared core facilities and can lead to additional funding for new equipment.

Thus, core facilities from the University of Pittsburgh should also be acknowledged with their respective RRID number.  

Here is a template that new shared cores should use:

Work performed in the XXX Facility (RRID:######) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of [name of the department], and the [name of the foundation or granted institution] Foundation.

Authorship

If core personnel provide significant intellectual input to the results submitted for publication, then it is reasonable and appropriate to include them as co-authors. Since circumstances vary greatly, the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities provides excellent and detailed recommended guidelines.