Citation Guide

How do I cite or acknowledge the AD Workbench?

The AD Data Initiative, its coalition, and funders request acknowledgment of the in-kind data discovery and analysis services that support your research. This policy aims to promote awareness of the AD Data Initiative’s efforts to facilitate access to shared data and other scientific opportunities to the research community. When publishing or otherwise disseminating your work that used the AD Workbench, please cite the below AD Data Initiative manuscript:

McHugh CP, Clement MHS, Phatak M. AD Workbench: Transforming Alzheimer’s research with secure, global, and collaborative data sharing and analysis. Alzheimer’s Dement. 2025;21:e70278. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70278

Example wording for acknowledging AD Workbench:

Data discovery and/or analysis services contributing to this work were provided in-kind by the AD Data Initiative [https://www.alzheimersdata.org/].

How do I cite the data I find on the AD Workbench?

If datasets made available via AD Workbench are used during the analysis, it is required to cite them separately. Please refer to the dataset page on the Discovery Portal for citation guidance or contact the respective data owners for the specifics of the citation information. Data owner information can be found in the metadata section of the dataset on the Discovery Portal.