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What can USGS authors do to facilitate QSQI BAO review and approval of cooperator publications that contain new interpretive information? [189]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Ensure the manuscript meets USGS standards for scientific quality, review, and approval in the USGS Information Product Data System (IPDS): at least 2 USGS-initiated rigorous peer reviews are obtained and reconciled; Bureau approval and final editing occur before the manuscript is in page proofs; the publishing and distribution location for the final publication are identified. [Read more]

  • Edit the publication for consistency, appropriate grammar, and punctuation before Supervisory, Center Director, and OSQI BAO approval in IPDS. If needed, request editorial review from the USGS Science Publishing Network.
  • Ensure that the manuscript meets USGS standards for scientific quality by obtaining at least 2 USGS-initiated rigorous and thorough peer reviews from qualified experts (FSP SM Chapter 502.3 Peer Review) and add reconciliation documents for all peer review comments to IPDS.
  • If the cooperator will be formatting the manuscript (i.e., the equivalent of page proofs), make sure editing, peer review, and Bureau approval have occurred when the text is final but before the manuscript is in page proofs. This sequence of approval is important because BAOs may request multiple substantive changes that cooperators may be reluctant to make (because of cost and time involved) when the manuscript is in page-proof equivalents.
  • Identify the publishing and distribution location for the final publication, such as the cooperator’s website URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or the assigned DOI, and include this information in the IPDS record under the Bibliodata tab.