Acknowledging TERN

TERN provides data, samples and site-based research infrastructure freely to Australian and international scientific communities.

In recognition of these research services, we ask that when you use them, you acknowledge NCRIS-enabled TERN. 

Reporting on the use of digital assets and research infrastructure is a key performance indicator for TERN. The simple step of acknowledging TERN enables us to record that the infrastructure is being used, and helps TERN to continue to be funded to deliver long term ecological monitoring data and samples.

Acknowledging TERN and NCRIS in publications

 Therefore, users are required to clearly acknowledge their source in one the following formats:

TERN Funding Acknowledgment

This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government NCRIS-enabled project.

TERN Partial Funding Acknowledgment

This work was partly funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government NCRIS-enabled project.

TERN Infrastructure Acknowledgement

This work is supported by the use of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) infrastructure, which is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

Data Acknowledgement

Data was sourced from Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) infrastructure, which is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

If you have any questions about TERN or NCRIS acknowledgements or would like copies of logos or branding guidelines please contact us. 

Please send TERN copies of papers, books, book chapters, and conference papers etc. that have been created using any of our data as soon as possible after their acceptance. This allows us to easily track the use of our infrastructure and enables us to list your publication on our website increasing the exposure of your research.

Citing TERN data in publications

Data users are requested to use the citation information provided in the collection metadata to credit relevant people and organisations involved in the data collection.

Have you used TERN data? Let us know

If you have used or are using TERN data, please let us know via the quick and easy self-reporting form below.