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Scientific results depend on more than the final publication. This U.S. Geological Survey report explains the practices used to plan research, establish authorship, review findings and release information products, including the data and software that support them. Its diagrams and concise topic sections show how quality assurance and scientific responsibility operate across an agency.
The discussion covers peer review, approval procedures, safeguarding unpublished material, metadata, digital preservation and the review of scientific software. It also identifies the roles of approving officials, advisory groups, publishing services and information systems. Released in 2023, this is a new account of the agency’s current practices and infrastructure, including data and software policies, rather than an unchanged reproduction of an older publication. The complete original report preserves its process diagrams, references to policy documents and agency notices.
Fundamental Science Practices Advisory Council. Update on U.S. Geological Survey Fundamental Science Practices. U.S. Geological Survey, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1503. Public domain U.S. Government publication. Original agency, author and photograph credits retained.