Review ARC Policies and User Guidelines
Ensure your research experience with the ARC runs smoothly by reviewing our latest policies around data storage, user fees, publication acknowledgments, training and safety responsibilities, and guidelines for CSU and external users. These policies help maintain fair access, uphold research integrity, and support the safe and compliant use of ARC resources.
Publications
If you publish using data or tools generated within our Core Services, please:
- Cite or acknowledge us by our Research Resource ID (RRID: SCR_021758) in publications that include any data generated in or by our facility. An example of an appropriate acknowledgement is “The authors wish to thank the Analytical Resources Core (RRID: SC_021758) at Colorado State University for instrument access, training and assistance with sample analysis”.
- Consider authorship for more significant intellectual and planning contributions by ARC scientific staff. Co-authorship is generally expected when ARC personnel have made significant contributions to the research in the form of consultation, experimental design, method development, data analysis and/or data interpretation. ‘Significant’ can be defined as “the project would not have progressed, or progressed at a substantially slower pace, without the guidance of facility personnel”. In such cases, ARC personnel should have the opportunity to review and edit the appropriate sections of a manuscript before submission.
We have been fortunate to have instruments funded through federal programs. If your work uses these instruments, please acknowledge them in your publications:
- Bruker UltrafleXtreme MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer funded by the NSF-MRI program (award no. 2117934).
- Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse mass spectrometer funded by the NSF MRI program (award no. 2117943).
- Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 MHz NMR funded by the NSF-MRI program (award no. 2406992).
- Bruker AVANCE NEO 400 MHz NMR funded by the NIH-SIG S10 program (award no. S10OD036347).
User Fees
Our user fees are essential for the availability of the instrumentation and expertise that the ARC provides. We aim to set our user fees at the lowest possible level to maintain our resources. As a consequence, ARC user fees may be adjusted to reflect current funding situations.
Training & Facilities Access
Where training and self-use of ARC instruments is offered, users are expected to adhere to all safety and user guidelines, as requested by ARC and their staff. Please contact ARC iLab for specific user guidelines. ARC can revoke facility and instrument access at any time due to non-compliance.
It is the responsibility of the PI submitting or running the samples to have the appropriate protocol approval for projects involving the analysis of human, animal, or infectious materials. For full-service work, you will be required to submit information describing and safety concerns associated with the sample as part of the iLab project submission process.
External User Guidelines & Policy
We regularly perform services for external (to CSU) users, for both full and self-service. Please see our External User Guidelines document for more information.
Data Storage
ARC maintains data generated through ARC instrumentation and services in active storage for one year following data acquisition. This storage is intended to support ongoing data processing, analysis, retrieval, and transfer and is not intended for permanent data storage.
Researchers are encouraged to download and maintain independent copies of their data. Long-term retention and stewardship of research data is the responsibility of the PI and research team.
Please review the full ARC Data Storage Practice
Certification
Our instruments are operated and services conducted under commonly accepted research practices. ARC does not perform any services that may be subject to FDA Regulations (e.g. GMP, cGMP, GLP, GCP).