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FSP FAQs: Publication Approval

Fundamental Science Practices for approval of information products, including approving officials for each product type, documents required for the Information Product Data System, policy and editorial issues that delay/prevent approval, provisional and final data and software review, approval and citation, digital repositories, digital object identifiers, dissemination, and the dark archive.

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058. What is the review and approval process for news releases, letters to the editor, and opinion pieces?

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056. What requirements apply to USGS data made available in non-USGS acceptable digital repositories?

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078. What are the approval requirements for USGS scientific software releases?

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077. When is USGS scientific software ready for approval and public release?

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076. What is the difference between approved and provisional software?

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075. If a Bureau-approved manuscript is rejected for publication by one journal and is then submitted to another journal, does the manuscript have to go back to the BAO for approval?

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074. How can authors manage the timing of Bureau approval to meet journal acceptance processes?

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073. What information must be in IPDS for a publication under review, relevant to data/software to allow bureau approval from a BAO?

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072. What are the review and approval requirements for releasing scientific data to the public?

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071. Where can I find information specifically related to the approval requirements for USGS scientific information products?

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070. What is the role of the approving official in selecting an appropriate publication release or outlet?

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069. How is an author informed if a manuscript for a scientific information product is not approved?