FAIRsharing record for: Genomic Science Program (GSP) Information and Data Sharing Policy

This FAIRsharing record describes: The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program requires that all publishable data, metadata, and software resulting from research funded by the Genomic Science program (GSP) must conform to community-recognized standard formats when they exist, be clearly attributable, and be deposited within a community-recognized public database(s) appropriate for the research. Publication-related data that are consistent with the data and analysis models of the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) should be accessible to KBase and could be integrated into KBase. All digitally accessible data obtained as a result of research funded by the Genomic Science program must be kept in an archive maintained by the Principal Investigator (PI) for the duration of the funded project. Any publications resulting from the use of shared data must accurately acknowledge the original source or provider of the attributable data. The publication of information resulting from research funded by the Genomic Science program must be consistent with the intellectual property provisions of the contract under which the publishable information was produced.

All investigators funded by the Genomic Science program are expected to submit their publication-related data and information to a national or international public repository, when one exists, according to the repository’s established standards for content and timeliness. This includes: Experimental protocols and/or workflows, Raw and/or processed data, as required by the repository, Other relevant supporting materials and/or metadata. BER maintains a website listing all peer-reviewed and published papers and issued patents resulting from Genomic Science program funding. PIs are expected to inform BER when a publication or patent appears in print or online. BER recognizes that subdisciplines and experimental technologies have varying degrees of cyberinfrastructure and standard ontology to accommodate this policy, visit the link above for more information.