Attribution Guidelines

To ensure transparency and recognition of shared infrastructure, all users of myresearchcloud.ca must acknowledge their use of the Service in any publications, presentations, software, or other outputs that result from allocated resources.

Standard Acknowledgement

For most publications, presentations, or reports, please include the following:

“This work was supported in part through compute resources provided by myresearchcloud.ca, a service of Computing for Humanity.”

Academic Papers and Journal Articles

  • Place the acknowledgement in the Funding or Acknowledgement section.

  • Example: “The authors gratefully acknowledge compute resources provided by myresearchcloud.ca, operated by Computing for Humanity, a Canadian registered charity.”

Presentations, Posters, and Conference Talks

  • Include the acknowledgement in the acknowledgements slide or poster footer.

  • Where logos are permitted, the myresearchcloud.ca logo or the Computing for Humanity logo may be displayed.

Software and Data Releases

  • For GitHub repositories, software packages, or datasets that relied on our compute, include the acknowledgement in the README or citation file.

  • Example:
    “Compute resources were provided by myresearchcloud.ca, a service of Computing for Humanity (computingforhumanity.com).”

Media, Press, and Outreach

If your project receives press coverage, interviews, or outreach, please mention that your work was supported in part by myresearchcloud.ca.

Why Attribution Matters

  • Demonstrates the value of community-funded infrastructure.

  • Strengthens our ability to secure resources and funding.

  • Ensures the academic record reflects collaborative effort behind discovery.

Questions

If you are unsure how to phrase an acknowledgement or need a logo for your publication or presentation, please contact us through the website.