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• MMS-SMART data products are open to all scientists and the public (Users).
• There are no proprietary periods associated with any of the MMS-SMART data products.
• Users shall have timely access to the scientifically useful data and analysis tools that are equivalent to the level that the MMS-SMART science team uses.
• All potential data users are strongly encouraged to contact the MMS-SMART Principal Investigator (PI) or a designated lead investigator of an instrument or modeling group early in an analysis project to discuss the appropriate use of instrument data or model results.
• Users that wish to publish the results derived from MMS data should be aware that it is a common courtesy to offer co-authorship to the MMS-SMART PI and/or instrument Leads and relevant science team members, especially in cases where there was substantial discussion of the relevant data products. Co-authorship may be declined --  OR – All users who wish to publish results derived from MMS data are strongly encouraged to directly involve the MMS-SMART PI and/or Instrument Leads and team members as appropriate in the analysis and to offer co-authorship.  Data users who are members of the MMS-SMART science team are required to offer co-authorship (<--NOTE THIS SENTENCE IS PATTERENED ON RBSP).  Co-authorship may be declined.
• Users should heed the caveats of investigators as to the interpretation and limitations of data or model results. All important caveats should be included in the publication, even if co-authorship is declined.  Data and model version numbers should also be specified.
• Users should acknowledge the sources of data used in all publications, presentations, and reports. Appropriate acknowledgement to institutions, personnel, and funding agencies should be given.
• Users are encouraged to provide the MMS-SMART PI and/or instrument PIs a copy of each manuscript that uses MMS-SMART data upon submission of that manuscript for consideration of publication. On publication the citation should be transmitted to the PI and any other providers of data.
• MMS encourages that pre-prints of publications and conference abstracts be widely distributed to interested parties within the mission and related projects.
• Users are encouraged to make tools of general utility and/or value-added data products widely available to the community. Users are encouraged to notify the MMS-SMART PI of such utilities or products. The User should also clearly label the product as being different from the original MMS-SMART produced data product.

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