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Submission Basics

The Announcement Notice (AN) defines a set of metadata, including both required and optional fields, for use in describing the Department of Energy's (DOE) Scientific and Technical Information (STI) products for announcement and availability. An AN includes review and release information, enabling announcement and searchable online access as appropriate.

Review Announcement Notices to learn more about how OSTI collects and preserves information

Choosing an Announcement Notice

The submission tool below has been created to help filter the available choices of Announcement Notices.

Simply input your affiliation and what you are trying to submit and we will help you figure out what you will need for submission. See Submitting Final Scientific/Technical Reports, STI Reporting Requirements for Financial Assistance Awardees, STI Copyright, Protected STI, and Marking Requirements for additional information. Also, see the DOI Assignment Flowchart for more information on how DOIs are assigned by OSTI.

Disclaimers are to be used on all DOE STI products as appropriate.

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The tables below help identify which tools or resources you will need for submission according to the submitter and the classification and type of STI.

See DOE Reporting Requirements, STI Reporting Requirements, STI Copyright, Protected STI, and Marking Requirements for additional information.

Classified

AN 241.5 More information can be found here.

Unclassified - DOE Laboratories, Sites, and Facilities

Product Types

Technical/Workshop Report

Submit using AN 241.1. See Attributes to Include.

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Conference/Event Paper or Presentation/Proceeding

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Accepted Manuscript of Journal Article

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Program Document

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Scientific and Technical (S&T) Accomplishment Report

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Book/Monograph

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Patent

OSTI obtains Patents of interest to DOE via special arrangements with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Periodic review by Labs and DOE-funded inventors is desirable to ensure that all relevant patents are being included.

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Thesis/Dissertation

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Factsheet

Submit using AN 241.1

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Scientific Research Datasets (Announce Only)

Submit using AN 241.6

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Scientific and Technical Computer Software

Submit using DOE CODE. See DOE CODE footnote.

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Each DOE laboratory has a site program to manage scientific and technical information produced under the contract and to make it available to DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information. Each site's STI Manager is involved in the process; for more information, see the listing of STI Managers.

Unclassified - Financial Assistance Awardees

Product Types

Technical/Workshop Report

Submit using AN 241.3. See Attributes to Include.

Conference/Event Paper or Presentation/Proceeding

Submit using AN 241.3

Accepted Manuscript of Journal Article

Submit using AN 241.3

Book/Monograph

Submit using AN 241.3

Patent

OSTI obtains Patents of interest to DOE via special arrangements with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Periodic review by Labs and DOE-funded inventors is desirable to ensure that all relevant patents are being included.

Thesis/Dissertation

Submit using AN 241.3

Scientific Research Datasets (Announce Only)

Submit using AN 241.6

Scientific and Technical Computer Software

Submit using DOE CODE. See DOE CODE footnote.

Technical Report Attributes

Attributes to include:

    All Pages:
  • CUI Banner Markings (if applicable)
    Cover Page, Page 1:
  • Final Technical Report for DE-XXXXXXXX (Universities and Awardees Only)
  • Title
  • Performing Organization
  • Period of Performance
  • Funding Office
  • Date of Report
  • DOI (if available)
  • Report/Product number (if applicable)
  • Award/Contract/Financial Assistance Number
  • Distribution Statement (if applicable)
  • CUI Banner Markings (if applicable)
  • CUI Designation Indicator (if applicable)

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Disclaimers are to be used on all DOE STI products as appropriate.

Please note that some contracts may include alternative disclaimers for use on STI Products. View Disclaimer.

DOE CODE Submission

DOE CODE - supports submission and announcement of DOE-funded unlimited (open and closed source) availability software (including closed source, proprietary software) and supports announcement of limited software (Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including DOE Official Use Only (OUO) and Export Controlled Information (ECI))