U.S. Geological Survey - USGS Publishing Policies

Publishing Information

USGS Publishing and Related Policies

SM Part 1100 - Publishing - As the following publishing chapters are updated or established, they will be renumbered as:

1100.1 - Information Product Planning
1100.2 - Planned chapter to be titled: "Editing U.S. Geological Survey Information Products"
1100.3 - USGS Publication Series
- Appendix A - USGS Publication Series Definitions
1100.4 - Use of Outside Publications, Including Abstracts
1100.5 - Authorship, Acknowledgments, and Credits in USGS Information Products
1100.6 - Use of Copyrighted Material in USGS Information Products
1100.7 - Audiovisual Media and Products (currently SM 500.7)
1100.8 - Policy for Release of Computer Databases and Computer Programs (currently SM 500.24)
1100.9 - Standards for Digital Spatial Data Released to the Public (currently SM 504.1)
1100.10 - Planned chapter to be titled: "Metadata for USGS Information Products"
1100.11 - Safeguard and Release of U.S. Geological Survey Data and Information (currently SM 500.14)

502.1 - Fundamental Science Practices: Foundation Policy

502.2 - Fundamental Science Practices: Planning and Conducting Data Collection and Research

502.3 - Fundamental Science Practices: Fundamental Science Practices: Peer Review

502.4 - Fundamental Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products

205.18 - Authority to Approve Information Products

314.1 - Field Printing

335.6 - Working Capital Fund

338.2 - Accounts Receivable--Sales of Publications and Other Products

432.1.H - U.S. Geological Survey Manual Handbook for Managing USGS Records

Chapter 1300 - Publishing Records, General Records Disposition Schedule, 432-1-S1

500.5-Policy on the Release of Information to the News Media

550.1-USGS Visual Identity System

600.6-Implementation and Administration of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

APS 2007-03 - Enterprise Publishing Network (EPN) – Non-Severable Publication Work started but not completed in the same Fiscal Year

APS 2007-02 - Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Business Model for Enterprise Publishing Network (EPN)

The USGS does not maintain nor can it vouch for the content of the following references. They are provided as possible sources of additional information.

DOI Publishing Policies

Part 301 Chapter 3-Circulation and Release of Reports

Part 314 Chapter 1-Purpose, Policy, and Procedures

Part 314 Chapter 2-Requests for Printing Services

Part 314 Chapter 3-Official Identifications and Use

Part 314 Chapter 4-Sales, Distribution and Reference Sources

Part 314 Chapter 5-GPO Regional Printing

Part 314 Chapter 6-Letterhead Stationery

Part 314 Chapter 7-Library Binding

Part 314 Chapter 8-Required Reports

Part 314 Chapter 9-Reprographics Management

Part 470 Chapter 4-Public Information Released in Technical Journals

Part 471 Chapter 1-Audio and Video Tape Recordings, Slide Shows and Public Service Announcements

Part 471 Chapter 2-Still Photography

Part 471 Chapter 3-Production and Use of Exhibits (Displays)

Part 471 Chapter 4-Production, Storage, and Dissemination of Departmental Publications

GPO Policies

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

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