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Chemistry and Biochemistry Instruments and Facilities
MP-XRD Facility

Publication Policies

Guidelines for Acknowledgement & Notification

All works that utilize the MP-XRD instrument must acknowledge NSF support. For example, all research publications, presentations, posters, invention disclosures, dissertations, theses, news releases, and any other outputs resulting from use of the instrument should include an acknowledgement. Posters and other presentations should also include the NSF logo shown below. Furthermore, we request that users acknowledge the BYU XRD Facility and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for access to the XRD equipment. Suggested wording for these acknowledgements is provided below.

NSF also requires a disclaimer when the work itself is directly supported by NSF funding. For instrumentation grants such as ours, the disclaimer is recommended but not always strictly required in user publications. To be safe and consistent, we recommend including the disclaimer on any formal written research output such as journal articles, theses, dissertations, technical reports, and conference papers. The wording for this disclaimer is provided below.

Users are also requested to report publications and other works supported by the facility through the Publication Notification Form.

Sample Statements

Acknowledgment: 

"This work utilized instrumentation supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2407868. The authors thank the BYU XRD Facility and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for access to and training on this instrumentation.”

These acknowledgements should be included in all works, including those for which the facility personnel are coauthors of the work.

Short version for posters/presentations: “BYU XRD Facility (NSF Award No. 2407868)”

Users should also include the NSF logo shown below in presentations or on posters.

Disclaimer: "Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."

Why Is This Important?

Acknowledging research sponsors is important for many reasons, including the following:

  • It expresses gratitude for support.
  • It fulfills contractual requirements of many funding agencies such as the NSF.
  • It conforms to research publication norms that allow reviewers, publishers, and readers to evaluate potential biases due to the source of funding.
  • It helps quantify use of the XRD Facility and justify continued support of the equipment and services necessary for your research.