Center Publication Policy
Center publication policy for DA011015 (08-07-2009)


The purpose of this policy is to encourage productive use of the Center’s data by all investigators, while at the same time maintaining the highest scientific standards, avoiding duplication of effort, and adhering to appropriate use guidelines, acknowledgment of contributions, and human subject protections. This policy statement updates and complements an earlier policy statement (07-24-2000). The current policy is written in the form of informal guidelines, with the expectation that normal collegiality, common sense, and courtesy is in most cases sufficient to guide the process. However, any disputes that may arise will be resolved by the Executive Committee and, ultimately, the Center PI. [The Executive Committee comprises the PIs of the Cores and Components and the Associate Directors of the Center.]


Anyone wishing to use Center data or other resources for a proposed analysis or publication should first submit a brief abstract, and list of lead authors, to the Center PI who will review it and then circulate it to the Executive Committee and other investigators as appropriate for approval. Investigators with appropriate interests in the data (including the investigators who collected the data and who are responsible for the human subjects protections), the analysis (e.g. methods expertise), the scientific ideas, or other contributions to the research, will be invited to be co-authors. Once this has been done, the project description and provisional author list should be added to the Center’s list of publications and projects (see below).


Before a paper is submitted for publication, it should be submitted to the Study Coordinator at IBG (currently Sally Ann Rhea) or in Denver (currently Kristen Ehlers) for review of the data collection methods and sample descriptions for their accuracy.


No paper associated with the Center should be submitted for publication without the knowledge and approval of all authors and the Center PI.


All papers must acknowledge the Center grant (DA011015) and other relevant grants.


All published papers must be submitted, by the paper’s corresponding author, to PubMed Central in accordance with NIH policy.


To facilitate productive use of the Center resources and adherence to the publication policy, Core A personnel (currently Andy Gross) will maintain a list of publications, works in progress, and proposed
projects.