FSP FAQs: Product Release

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Fundamental Science Practices for releasing federally funded USGS research (manuscripts, data, software) in outside (e.g., journals) and USGS (e.g., USGS Series Reports, ScienceBase) outlets, as required by the public access plan. The Frequently Asked Questions include information on approvals, web pages, preprints, metadata, digital repositories, and what qualifies as a data release.

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095. How is USGS scientific software released?

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095. How is USGS scientific software released?

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094. Can tables, graphs, and other illustrations showing data that support the scholarly conclusions in a publication with USGS authors qualify as a data release?

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094. Can tables, graphs, and other illustrations showing data that support the scholarly conclusions in a publication with USGS authors qualify as a data release?

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093. What data qualify as USGS funded scientific data and therefore are subject to USGS open data requirements and must be released to the public?

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093. What data qualify as USGS funded scientific data and therefore are subject to USGS open data requirements and must be released to the public?

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092. How are raw data handled?

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092. How are raw data handled?

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091. What outlets are available for releasing data?

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091. What outlets are available for releasing data?

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090. If a non-USGS lead author does not release data collected using Federal funds, is the USGS coauthor responsible for providing public access to those data?

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090. If a non-USGS lead author does not release data collected using Federal funds, is the USGS coauthor responsible for providing public access to those data?

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089. What Federal Government policies require the release of scientific data and how does the USGS intend to meet these requirements?

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089. What Federal Government policies require the release of scientific data and how does the USGS intend to meet these requirements?

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088. What Federal Government policies require the release of scientific data, and how does the USGS intend to meet these requirements?

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088. What Federal Government policies require the release of scientific data, and how does the USGS intend to meet these requirements?

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087. Where can I find additional guidance related to releasing USGS scientific data?

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087. Where can I find additional guidance related to releasing USGS scientific data?

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086. May USGS authors use preprint servers to distribute their journal manuscripts prior to Bureau approval and journal publication?

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086. May USGS authors use preprint servers to distribute their journal manuscripts prior to Bureau approval and journal publication?

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085. What is the FSP policy for the release of USGS science information in journals and other outside publications?

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085. What is the FSP policy for the release of USGS science information in journals and other outside publications?

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084. Who can post approved USGS publication series scientific information products to the web?

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084. Who can post approved USGS publication series scientific information products to the web?

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