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How are FSP and the Science Publishing Network (SPN) requirements related? [008]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

FSP requires that USGS scientific information products conform with established USGS publishing requirements and procedures for production and release; the SPN is the Bureau’s organizational unit that is the sole source for providing publishing support services and related needs. [Read More]

FSP are a set of policy and procedures that governs and provides the foundation for how scientific investigations and activities are planned and conducted and how resulting scientific information products are reviewed and approved for release (SM 502.1 and SM 502.4). FSP requires that USGS scientific information products conform with established USGS publishing requirements and procedures for production and release (SM Part 1100 - Publishing Policies). The SPN is the Bureau’s organizational unit that is the sole source for providing publishing support services and related needs. USGS authors and SPN staff routinely collaborate to ensure that USGS publications have met the appropriate FSP and publishing requirements prior to release. The SPN Publishing Service Center (PSC) staff also provides editorial and production support, prepares USGS information products for publication (refer to SM 1100.3), releases these products online through the USGS Publications Warehouse, and coordinates printing and distribution needs.