If the Science Fund is the main funding channel or plays the main funding role, the Natural Science Foundation should be marked as the first priority.

According to Article 11 of the "Measures for the Management of Research Results of Projects Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China": When publishing project results, the project leader and participants should truthfully indicate that they have received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Project approval number. The host unit should urge the project leaders and participants of the unit to label the project results published.

For project results funded by multiple funding agencies, if the Science Fund is the main funding channel or plays the main funding role, the Natural Science Foundation should be marked as the first priority.

Extended information:

Relevant requirements of the National Natural Science Foundation of China:

1. Transfer or license the intellectual property rights formed by project results to overseas organizations or individuals If an overseas organization or individual implements it exclusively, the supporting unit or project leader shall apply for approval in a timely manner in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations.

2. The Natural Science Foundation of China should conduct classified statistics on project results. For outstanding and important funded project results, the Natural Science Foundation of China can publicize and report through relevant publications, newspapers, websites and other media.

National Natural Science Foundation of China - Measures for the Management of Research Results of National Natural Science Foundation-funded Projects