The online version of the BioSystematic Database of World Diptera may be cited as the whole or parts or even individual records of it may be cited. When parts or individual records are cited, the BioSystematic Database of World Diptera should be treated as a journal and the parts cited as if they were articles within that journal. One may cite any group of records from an individual name record to a group of them (usually a taxon) so long as they have the same authority (that is, the same value within the authority field). Below are some examples of appropriate citations.

NB: As noted under Quality Assurance, the BDWD contains both working and published records. Only those records that have been peer-reviewed (level 4) are considered to be published and available for use. All work records represent on-going research and are only available to those directly involved in building the BDWD.

For the whole BDWD use:

Thompson, F. C. (editor). [year of latest version]. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version [number of version]. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on [precise date when you last accessed the BDWD]

For a set of records, such as a family, use:

[Authority]. [Authority Date]. [Family]. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version [number of version]. [number of records] records. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on [precise date when you last accessed the BDWD]

Example:
Woodley, N. E. 2005. Xylomyidae. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 7.5. 180 records. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on 28 Nov. 2005

For an individual record, use:

[Authority]. [Authority Date]. [Name of record]. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version [number of version]. 1 record. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on [precise date when you last accessed the BDWD]

Example:
Woodley, N. L. 2005. Xylomyia Rondani. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 7.5. 1 record. http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on 28 Nov. 2005

For working records, use:

Thompson, F. C. (editor). [year of last update]. [Name of record(s)]. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version [number of version]. [number of records] work records (not peer-reviewed material). http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on [precise date when you last accessed the BDWD]

Example:
Thompson, F. C. (editor). 2005. Australimyza Harrison. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 7.5. 4 work records (not peer-reviewed material). http://www.diptera.org/biosys.htm, accessed on 28 Nov. 2005

Copyrights

The BDWD operates under US Law, especially the fair-use provisions of the Copyright Law. As the major supporter of the project is an US Government agency, the BDWD is without copyright. The published information remains freely available as noted above. Collaborators have been asked to transfer limited rights to the BDWD for the free scientific and non-commercial use of their contributions. Work records, however, are NOT available as they represent on-going research.