Best practices for the use of meteorite names in publications

Heck P R, Herd C, Grossman J N, Badjukov D, Bouvier A, Bullock E, Chennaoui‐Aoudjehane H, Debaille V, Dunn T L, Ebel D S, Ferrière L, Garvie L, Gattacceca J, Gounelle M, Herd R, Ireland T, Jacquet E, Macke R J, McCoy T, McCubbin F M, Mikouchi T, Metzler K, Roskosz M, Smith C, Wadhwa M, Welzenbach‐Fries L., Yada T, Yamaguchi A, Zeigler R A, Zolensky M

Zusammenfassung

This document contains suggestions for best practices by authors who refer to meteorites in publications. It can also be taken as a guide for publishers in establishing guidelines for authors. The following best practices are recommended in addition to acknowledging the loaning institution or loaning individual (unless required otherwise). The main motivations are to: help ensure that research on meteorites is reproducible, prevent confusion in the literature, and enhance tracking of specimens and related data