ISO Publications: Acknowledgements and Guidelines

Last update: 01 July 2005

If you publish ISO data in a journal or proceedings you are requested to follow the following acknowledgement guidelines.

ISO

Any paper published based on ISO data should contain the following text, as a footnote to the title.

"Based on observations with ISO, an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA Member States (especially the PI countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and with the participation of ISAS and NASA."

Should the journal in question not permit footnotes to the title, the above text should appear as a footnote the first time ISO is mentioned.

The preferred references for the ISO mission are:
"The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) mission", Kessler, M.F. et al., A&A 315, L27, 1996.
"The ISO Handbook, Volume I: ISO - Mission & Satellite Overview", Kessler M.F., Müller T.G., Leech K. et al., ESA SP-1262, 2003.

Highly Processed Data Products (HPDP)

If your publication is based on ISO Highly Processed Data Products (HPDP) please refer to them as follows in the Observations section or in the Acknowledgments:
" The version of the ISO data presented in this paper correspond to the Highly Processed Data Product (HPDP) set called '(give the name of the HPDP set)' by (give the authors of the HPDP), available for public use in the ISO Data Archive"

and give the complete reference of the HPDP documentation (technical note or paper) in the References section.

Get here the "list of ISO Highly Processed Data products", together with their authors and documentation.

Instruments

You should acknowledge the instrument(s) you use with a reference to one (or more) of the following papers:
"ISOCAM in flight", Cesarsky, C.J. et al., A&A 315, L32, 1996.
"The ISO Handbook, Volume II: CAM - The ISO Camera", Blommaert J., Siebenmorgen R., Coulais A. et al., ESA SP-1262, 2003.
"The ISO Long-Wavelength Spectrometer", Clegg, P.E. et al., A&A 315, L38, 1996.
"The ISO Handbook, Volume III: LWS - The Long Wavelength Spectrometer", Gry C., Swinyard B., Harwood A. et al., ESA SP-1262, 2003.
"Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer", de Graauw, T. et al., A&A, 315, L49, 1996.
"The ISO Handbook, Volume IV: PHT - The Imaging Photo-Polarimeter", Laureijs R.J., Klaas U., Richards P.J. et al., ESA SP-1262, 2003.
"ISOPHOT - capabilities and performance", Lemke, D. et al., A&A 315, L64, 1996.
"The ISO Handbook, Volume V: SWS - The Short Wavelength Spectrometer", Leech K., Kester D., Shipman R. et al., ESA SP-1262, 2003.

CIA (ISOCAM Interactive Analysis)

If you use CIA to reduce your CAM data please write in the acknowledgments:

"The ISOCAM data presented in this paper were analysed using `CIA', a joint development by the ESA Astrophysics Division and the ISOCAM Consortium. The ISOCAM Consortium is led by the ISOCAM PI, C. Cesarsky."

The preferred reference to CIA is:
"Design and Implementation of CIA, the ISOCAM Interactive Analysis System", Ott S., et al, 1997, in ASP Conf. Ser. Vol. 125, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) VI, ed. G. Hunt & H.E.Payne, (San Francisco: ASP), 34

ISAP (ISO Spectroscopic Analysis Package)

If you use ISAP to reduce your SWS or LWS data please write in the acknowledgments:

"The ISO Spectral Analysis Package (ISAP) is a joint development by the LWS and SWS Instrument Teams and Data Centers. Contributing institutes are CESR, IAS, IPAC, MPE, RAL and SRON."

PIA (ISOPHOT Interactive Analysis)

If you use PIA to reduce your ISOPHOT data please write in the acknowledgments:

"The ISOPHOT data presented in this paper were reduced using PIA, which is a joint development by the ESA Astrophysics Division and the ISOPHOT Consortium with the collaboration of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC). Contributing ISOPHOT Consortium institutes are DIAS, RAL, AIP, MPIK, and MPIA."

The preferred reference to PIA is:
"The ISOPHOT Interactive Analysis PIA, a calibration and scientific analysis tool", Gabriel, C., et al, 1997, in ASP Conf. Ser. Vol. 125, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) VI, ed. G. Hunt & H.E.Payne, (San Francisco: ASP), 108.

The preferred reference to the P32Tools is:
"Photometric mapping with ISOPHOT using the "P32" Astronomical Observation Template", R. J. Tuffs and C. Gabriel, 2003, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 410 No. 3, 1075.

OSIA (Observers SWS Interactive Analysis Package)

If you use OSIA to reduce your SWS data please write in the acknowledgements:

"OSIA is a joint development of the SWS consortium. Contributing institutes are SRON, MPE, KUL and the ESA Astrophysics Division."

If you use IA3 to reduce your SWS data please write in the acknowledgements:

"IA3 is a joint development of the SWS consortium. Contributing institutes are SRON, MPE, KUL and the ESA Astrophysics Division."

Identifying the ISO observations in a publication

The "Observations" section (or equivalent) of a paper using ISO data should clearly identify the observations used. This is done uniquely by listing the TDT and AOT for each observation used. TDT is the 8 digit number which you can see in the query results in the ISO Data Archive or in the file names of retrieved observations. AOT is a combination of a three letter code: CAM, LWS, PHT or SWS indicating the instrument (Camera, Long Wavelength Spectrometer, Imaging Photo-Polarimeter and Short Wavelength Spectrometer respectively) and a two digit number indicating the instrument mode. The AOT can be found from query results in the archive or from the retrieved file headers of the data sets related to an observation. Naturally, the authors should include all additional information of the observations which has astronomical relevance in the studied case (e.g. the time the observations were made), but the TDT and AOT should never be omitted in order to give the possibility for the future readers to find the original data.

Publication Information Submission

We keep track of ISO publications in the ISO Data Archive (IDA). We try to be complete in refereed literature while following non-refereed articles on a best effort basis. The literature tracking is not only the reference information, but we try to record all observations used in the publication. When using IDA you can find a button "Articles" next to the selected observations which gives a link to the publication information and ADS entry of the publication. In order to have the literature list as complete as possible and the links to observations correct, we ask your help. If your article has appeared, please submit the reference information with used observations. Note that this Web-page can also be launched from IDA (under menu item "File"). This route provides the advantage that you can use the IDA facilities to select the observations used in the publication as the observation information needed (TDT numbers and instrument modes) are pre-filled for you depending what you have selected in IDA. The same form can also be used to correct publication information (reference information or linked observations). Please note that the submission is not directly active in the database as the actual information ingestion is done by an operator.