Funding Acknowledgement Policy

Funding Acknowledgement Policy

Last updated: June 2, 2026

This policy follows CrossRef FundRef guidance and requirements from major funding bodies including UKRI, NIHR, NIH, and the European Commission Horizon programme.

Requirements

All accepted manuscripts must include a Funding Statement immediately before the References section. This statement must:

• Name all funding sources that supported the research
• Include grant numbers and award identifiers
• State that the funding body had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or the decision to publish (or describe any role it did have)
• Acknowledge any non-financial support (equipment, facilities, data)

Example: "This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council [grant number ES/M001234/1] and the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [grant agreement No 000000]. The funding bodies had no role in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or the decision to publish."

CrossRef FundRef

Funding information is deposited with CrossRef via the Funder Registry. Authors should use funder names exactly as they appear in the CrossRef Funder Registry to ensure accurate attribution.