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Available guidance for authorship includes a Survey Manual chapter, FAQs, and other tools. [Read More]
Refer to SM 502.10 for requirements related to authorship of USGS scientific information products and the related FSP FAQs on Authorship that provide additional guidance. Guidance on the public USGS FSP website contains comprehensive information for use by USGS authors including many other FAQs and other tools and procedural documents and links related to developing, reviewing, approving, and releasing scientific information products. Limited guidance information is also available on the internal USGS FSP website.