We define two types of collaborations:
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Service Mode: These are usually comprised of straightforward analyses with simple experimental designs using one or more of our piplelines for highly reproducible data analysis. This also includes standard assistance with the manuscript writing (i.e. related Materials & Methods section). In such cases, usually an acknowledgement of IBU in general and, potentially but not necessarily, of the responsible bioinformatician(s) is appropriate. However, there can exist extensions to projects in this category that could then merit co-authorship.
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Research Mode: These apply to analyses not covered in the previous section. It includes a. custom pipelines for specific data or analysis needs, b) analysis of data from emerging technologies not covered in our service mode pipelinesm which will require the design and implementation of a workflow, and c) custom downstream analysis and visualization of data from service mode.
Usually, this is considered to be a substantial contribution to the study upon publication and as such leads to a co-authorship. Exceptions to this rule need to be discussed on a per-project basis. In all cases, the details of co-authorship should be discussed at the beginning of the project.
