What is it?
The DoD now requires that those receiving research grant funding from the DoD take steps to make their publications and research data publicly accessible. Here's link to the policy:http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/pdf/DoD_PublicAccessPlan_Feb2015.pdf
When?
Publications: Estimated effective by Oct 2015.
Data: Estimated effective by Oct 2015.
How?
Publication manuscripts will be submitted to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC); the Data Management Plan (DMP) should include a repository where the data will be deposited. In the future, DoD plans to "establish a system to enable identification, appropriate attribution, storage and accessibility of publicly releasable, digitally formatted scientific data through a federated system of storage assets."
Why?
This plan was developed in response to the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) February 22, 2013 memorandum, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research."
DATA
- Include a Data Management Plan (DMP) in the grant proposal, which names an open access repository where the data will be deposited by the researcher.
PUBLICATIONS (Journal articles, conference proceedings articles)
- Submit the Author Manuscript version of any research publications which result from DoD funding to DTIC. This should be done as soon as the article is accepted for publication. (The author manuscript version is the author's own copy of the peer reviewed manuscript, unformatted by the publisher). Mechanisms for submission will be announced.
If you have any questions about complying with a federal publication policy, please contact Fred Rascoe. If you have any questions about complying with a federal research data policy, please contact Susan Parham.
If you have any questions about your grant proposal, your award, your funding agency, or other logistical questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.
