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Announcement Notice (AN) 241.3

The AN 241.3 is required for submission of scientific and technical information (STI) to OSTI in order to ensure proper handling, announcement, and dissemination in accordance with DOE statutory responsibilities. There are basic requirements for metadata fields, however, other optional/non-mandatory data fields should be included in the AN when possible. The information included in the 241.3 provides information required to appropriately identify, process, and/or announce and disseminate the results of work funded by DOE. It is utilized by DOE Financial Assistance Recipients/Non-Major Contractors and submitted with each STI report or product. An AN 241.3 should be submitted using E-Link (link is external).

Required Metadata Elements

Specific metadata requirements for Technical Reports, Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript, and Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

DOE Award/Contract Number

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Other Identifying Number(s)

is optional for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

is optional for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Recipient/Contractor Organization (link is external)

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

STI Product Type

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

STI Product Title

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

STI Product Date

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Author(s)

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Contributor Organiza­tion(s)

is optional for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

is optional for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Report/Product Number

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Sponsoring DOE Program Office (link is external)

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Description/Abstract

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Subject Categories (link is external)

is optional for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

is optional for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Keywords

is optional for Technical Report

is optional for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

is optional for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Intellectual Property/Distribution Limitations

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Recipient/Contractor Point of Contact

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Media/Format Information

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Required*is required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Certification(s)

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Transmission Information

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Releasing Official

* Requiredis required for Technical Report

* Requiredis required for Journal Article - Accepted Manuscript

* Requiredis required for Conference Paper/Presentations or Proceedings

Submitter Responsibilities

  • DO NOT encrypt or password-protect STI products.