The following guidelines should be considered when producing materials about other work that may have used KBase resources. This includes peer-reviewed publications submitted to journals, conference presentations (peer-reviewed or not), websites, etc. When in doubt, please contact [FIXME: who?] for further guidance.
The following general guidelines should be considered:
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If you are planning a publication that acknowledges KBase funding (not just help or collaboration) please inform project leadership of the topic, the resources being spent, and the proposed author list.
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When the paper enters the writing stage, reflect on what unpublished work from others on the project you are using and whether they need to be authors or acknowledged.
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If you believe there is possible authorship or ambiguity raise the issue early. If other authors are to be brought on board, ensure they have a chance to read and edit the manuscript.
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If significant project resources and/or concepts have been used then it is likely the PIs should be included.
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The contribution should have advanced known milestones for KBase and be reflected in its public face for program managers and others to see.
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Using KBase as part of your own scientific research does not require KBase funding acknowledgement.
The following classes of outputs should always cite KBase:
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Papers about the system, its goals, design, performance, usage etc. should cite KBase support
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Papers that are about new tools or technologies that get incorporated into KBase, where a KBase supported person was involved in that tool creation, should cite KBase support if that support was material to the method or tool.
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Papers about science/technology that was directly supported by KBase should both cite the main KBase paper and acknowledge KBase funding, if the science/technology was part of the agreed upon deliverables of KBase.