JPL Author’s Guide to Publishing Papers: Checklist for JPL Authors

What does it take to publish in an external publication as a JPLer? Use our checklist to determine what steps you need to take to publish successfully.

• Get research assistance: Reference Desk
• Search online databases, books, and journals:  https://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov
• Request needed articles and loans through BEACON Express
• Select journals with the best content match, less Article Processing Charge (APC) for open access: Reference Desk

• Contact Documentation Services for editorial review
• Request clearance using Unlimited Release System (URS) with the first draft before sending to any publisher
• Submit paper to the publisher for peer review
• When the paper is accepted, send the Final Accepted Version to URS to update the record and receive a final clearance number.
  • The Final Accepted Version, with its clearance number, will be programmatically uploaded to the JPL Open Repository.

• Document Review Services processes Transfer of Copyright forms
• Contact Elizabeth Daruthayan, x4-9236, for more information about Charges

The following is a list of Journal Style Guides explaining publishing requirements for authors.

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