Publication Guidelines
VLA capabilities September 2013 - January 2014
1. Acknowledgement
Any papers using observational material taken with NRAO instruments (Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array or otherwise) or papers where a significant portion of the work was done at NRAO, should include the following acknowledgement to NRAO and NSF:
- The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
- When referring to the VLA in a publication for the first time, please use the full name Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). In subsequent references in that same publication, it is OK to use the shorthand VLA.
2. Dissertations
Students whose dissertations include observations made with NRAO instruments are expected to provide copies of, or links to, their thesis for inclusion and maintenance at the NRAO library. These will be cataloged and made available via the NRAO library catalog.
3. Preprints
NRAO requests that you submit the astro-ph link or an electronic copy of any accepted papers that include observations taken with any NRAO instrument or have NRAO author(s) to the Observatory Librarian. For further information, contact the Librarian in Charlottesville (library@nrao.edu).
4. Reprints
Given the prevalence of electronic access to the literature, NRAO will no longer pay for the purchase of reprints of published papers.
5. Page Charge Support
The following URL contains complete information on the observatory's policy regarding page charge support: http://www.nrao.edu/library/pagecharges.shtml. In summary:
- When requested, NRAO will pay the larger of the following:
- 100% of the page charge share for authors at a U.S. scientific or educational institute reporting original results made with NRAO instrument(s).
- 100% of the page charge share for NRAO staff members.
- Page charge support is provided for publication of color figures.
- To receive page charge support, authors must comply with all of the following requirements:
- Include the NRAO footnote in the text (see Acknowledgement to NRAO).
- Send the astro-ph link or an electronic copy of the paper upon acceptance or posting on astro-ph to the Observatory Librarian (library@nrao.edu), with the request for page charge support. The Librarian will respond with the amount covered (based on the NRAO page charge policy) and will request the page charge form, with manuscript information completed, via fax (434-296-0278) or e-mail (library@nrao.edu). For questions, contact the Observatory Librarian at 434-296-0254.
