It is important that Bioinformatics Center is acknowledged for its services in the publications where it had a role. Below are the instructions on how to properly acknowledge the Bioinformatics Center and why you should do it.

A proper acknowledgment provides a visible measure of the impact of Bioinformatics Center on research, and secures development of the infrastructure. Also, Bioinformatics Center personnel are scientists. When they make a substantial intellectual contribution to a publication they deserve to be acknowledged just as any other co-author. It also helps the personnel to advance in their careers.

Any time Bioinformatics Center provides services that support your research. When a staff member of Bioinformatics Center has made a significant intellectual contribution beyond a routine analysis, please consider co-authorship as well.

Papers, posters, presentations, all scholarly publications.

If the participation of the personnel is not significant enough to warrant a co-authorship, a mention in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript is sufficient. Please make sure that the Bioinformatics Center is always mentioned correctly. For example: “This work/Part of the work was carried out with the support of Bioinformatics Center, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.”