IRIS Citations

How to Cite IRIS in Your Publications

To cite IRIS Data Services:

The facilities of IRIS Data Services, and specifically the IRIS Data Management Center, were used for access to waveforms, related metadata, and/or derived products used in this study. IRIS Data Services are funded through the Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award of the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

To cite data obtained from IRIS Data Services:

In 2014, the International Federation of Digital Seismic Networks (FDSN) recommended that all seismic networks with a FDSN network code have a DOI. To cite data from a network with a DOI, refer to the data as you would to a normal scientific manuscript in the main body of the manuscript, or in the Acknowledgements. Then include the reference in the standard list of references or, if the list is long, in a special section for data sources.

A tool for discovering the FDSN network references is provided here.

Example citation in an Acknowledgement:

All seismic data were downloaded through the IRIS Wilber 3 system (https://ds.iris.edu/wilber3/) or IRIS Web Services (https://service.iris.edu/), including the following seismic networks: (1) the AZ (ANZA; UC San Diego, 1982); (2) the TA (Transportable Array; IRIS, 2003); (3) the US (USNSN, Albuquerque, 1990); (4) the IU (GSN; Albuquerque, 1988).

Associated reference list:

Frank Vernon, U. C. S. D. (1982). ANZA Regional Network. International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks. https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/AZ

IRIS Transportable Array. (2003). USArray Transportable Array. International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks. https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/TA

Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory (ASL)/USGS. (1990). United States National Seismic Network. International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks. https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/US

Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory (ASL)/USGS. (1988). Global Seismograph Network (GSN - IRIS/USGS). International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks. https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/IU

To cite GSN:

Example citation in an Acknowledgement:

Global Seismographic Network (GSN) is a cooperative scientific facility operated jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS).  The NSF component is part of NSF’s SAGE facility, operated by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

Additionally, please include the references for all networks where data were used as outlined above in the IRIS Data Services section. These include IU, II, IC, CU and the most up-to-date citation and DOIs for networks can be queried using the FDSN network reference tool.

To cite PASSCAL:

Acknowledgment - In any publications or reports resulting from the use of the PASSCAL instruments, please include the following statement in the acknowledgment section. You are also encouraged to acknowledge NSF, and IRIS in any contacts with the news media or in general articles.

The seismic instruments were provided by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) through the PASSCAL Instrument Center at New Mexico Tech. Data collected will be available through the IRIS Data Management Center. The facilities of the IRIS Consortium are supported by the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

To cite the PASSCAL Polar Support Services:

Acknowledgment - In any publications or reports resulting from the using IRIS' Polar-specific instruments or support, please include the following statement in the acknowledgment section. You are also encouraged to acknowledge NSF and IRIS in any contacts with the news media or in general articles.

The seismic instruments were provided by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) through the PASSCAL Polar Support Services. Data collected will be available through the IRIS Data Management Center. The facilities of the IRIS Consortium are supported by the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award under Cooperative Support Agreement OPP-1851037.

To cite Transportable Array:

Data from the TA network were made freely available as part of the EarthScope USArray facility, operated by Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) and supported by the National Science Foundation, under Cooperative Agreements EAR-1261681.

To cite the PASSCAL Magnetotellurics Program:

The magnetotelluric instruments were provided by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) through the PASSCAL Instrument Center at New Mexico Tech. Data collected will be available through the IRIS Data Management Center. The facilities of the IRIS Consortium are supported by the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

To cite IRIS Education & Outreach:

Materials provided by the IRIS Education and Public Outreach Program have been used in this study. The facilities of the IRIS Consortium are supported by the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

To cite OBSIC (Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrumentation Center):

Data used in this research were provided by instruments from the Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (obsic.who.edu) which is funded by the National Science Foundation. OBSIC data are archived at the IRIS Data Management Center ([url=http://localhost:7003]http://localhost:7003[/url]) which is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) Award under Cooperative Support Agreement EAR-1851048.

Submit a Citation

If you would like us to acknowledge a publication in which IRIS is cited, you can do so using this form.

Annual Lists of Citations

Alphabetical bibliography of citations in which IRIS data, facilities and/or instruments are acknowledged. 

IRIS citation Reports (PDF)

Yearly citations overview reports submitted to NSF outlining trends and additional information about IRIS Citations.