Which address format should I use?
When publishing scientific papers, different conditions and requirements must be observed. One of these is the indication of your institutional affiliation, which is based on the standardised ETH address format.
The use of the standardised address format is also important so that scientific publications can be assigned to ETH Zurich.
Certain ETH designations may not be used for the address details:
- "ETH Hönggerberg" / "ETH Zentrum"*
- "Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich" / "Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich"
- "ETHZ"
Article 18 of the ETH Zurich Guidelines on scientific integrity (Integrity Guidelines) regulates further aspects regarding the indication of institutional affiliation in scientific publications. On Staffnet you can find all the important guidelines and contact points for scientific publishing at ETH.
Are you wondering what the correct address format looks like in other contexts, such as on letters or in email signatures? Staffnet can help here too.
*The names "ETH Hönggerberg" and "ETH Zentrum" do not correspond to the official spelling either; these are "ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg campus" and "ETH Zurich, Zentrum campus".
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