More than a good idea, citing the CTSA is required by the NIH

In addition, the NIH Public Access Policy requires that publications be submitted to PubMed Central and include the PMC reference number (PMCID).

Translational research and clinical studies at UB and its Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) partner institutions were given a powerful boost by the granting of a National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award in 2015. Our consortium is one of just 64 university or medical center coalitions nationwide to be selected as an NIH CTSA hub. The number of publications attributed to the award is a key indicator of the CTSA’s success, and ability to obtain future funding.

You must cite the CTSA in your manuscript and any downstream publications that flow directly from the project if you are:

1. An individual who uses CTSA resources and services for a research project
2. An individual directly funded by pilot funding provided by the CTSA
3. A BTC scholar funded by the CTSA.

Here is the proper wording for citing the CTSA:

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR001412 to the University at Buffalo. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

More detailed information about the CTSA citation policy is available here.

If you have questions about citing the CTSA in your work, or linking your publications to an NIH grant using the MY NCBI My Bibliography tool, contact CTSA Chief Financial Officer Erin Bailey for clarification.