NASA Releases Updated Scientific Information Policy for Science Mission Directorate

"On December 8, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released an important update to its comprehensive Scientific Information Policy (SPD-41a), which represents a significant percentage of NASA’s research expenditures. While this policy does not serve as NASA's official response to the OSTP Nelson Memorandum, it is a good indication of what we are likely to ultimately see in NASA's agency-wide public access plan, which is due out in February 2023.... Requires that peer-reviewed publications be made openly available with no embargo period via deposit in an agency-approved repository.... Requires that research data be shared at the time of publication or the end of the funding award.... Requires mission software to be developed and shared openly.... Requires that the proceedings of SMD-sponsored meetings and workshops be held openly to enable broad participation...."