Publication Requirements

Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice

Include the following elements on your publication, preferably on the front or back cover or other suitable place. Publication numbers and logos are not required for peer-reviewed journal articles. Please include the acknowledgment statement and logos on presentations. 

  1. Publication number (you can get one from [email protected] or 228-818-8838). A publication number is not needed for peer-reviewed journal articles.
  2. This acknowledgment statement:
    This publication was prepared by Auburn University for the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium using federal funds under award NA22OAR4170090 from the National Sea Grant Office, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Sea Grant Office, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
  3. One Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant logo
  4. One NOAA logo.

Your publications must be Section 508 Compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act). For information on how to make your PDFs 508 compliant to NOAA's minimum requirements: 

NOAA Section 508 Guide: A quick start guide describing the 5 main criteria that NOAA checks for related to 508 compliance.
NOAA Central Library Section 508 YouTube Playlist: Contains multiple videos including full-length webinars on Section 508 compliance. A secondary "bite-size" playlist on each of the five main elements of Section 508 is also available.