W.M. Keck Observatory
Publishing Papers Containing Keck Data

We request that all scientific papers based on Keck data include the following acknowledgement (selecting the parenthetical words as appropriate) and suggest it appear as a footnote to the title of the paper itself:  "(Some of) The data presented herein were obtained at the W.M. Keck Observatory, which is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W.M. Keck Foundation."

We further strongly suggest to all authors that they include the following statement in the acknowledgement section at the end of their published paper:
"The authors wish to recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that the summit of Mauna Kea has always had within the indigenous Hawaiian community.  We are most fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct observations from this mountain."

In addition, we encourage all users of WMKO facility instruments to cite the appropriate reference for that instrument in the body of any published scientific paper.

Citations for the following instruments can be found on the Instruments Home Page.
 

AO LWS
ESI NIRC
HIRES NIRSPEC
LRIS

If the Keck Observatory Archive (KOA) has been used in your research, please include the following acknowledgement in your publications:

This research has made use of the Keck Observatory Archive (KOA), which is operated by the W. M. Keck Observatory and the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI), under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration .


Please send citations for papers that you or your collaborators have published as a result of your work at WMKO to Peggi Kamisato, pkamisato@keck.hawaii.edu.

Sharing of Research Results

The W. M. Keck Observatory strongly encourages observers to share their results with the public. A Public Information and Outreach Office has been established to support you in this effort. This office is available to discuss proposals, ideas and other interest related to education and outreach. Contact the office at (808) 881-3827 or newsletter@keck.hawaii.edu or by mail at 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743.

Notification

Observers are strongly encouraged to notify the W. M. Keck Observatory Public Information Office ten days or more prior to the release of any results or information based whole or in part on data obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory. Notification may be made to the Public Information and Outreach Office as indicated above.

Press Releases

Results which appear to be of special interest to the general public may be made the subject of a CARA press release to the news media. In the event that the research organization wishes to join with CARA in a simultaneous news release, arrangements may be made through the CARA Public Information and Outreach Office as indicated above.

Acknowledgement

Authors whom publish data based whole or in part on data obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory are asked to provide acknowledgment in press releases and to news media reporters during interviews, including radio, television, Internet, telephone and video broadcasts. Please notify the Public Information and Outreach Office of these events.

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