GSU Library Research Guides: Open Access: Federal Public Access Mandates

Office of Science and Technology Policy Memorandum

On August 25, 2022, OSTP updated its policy, released Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research, instructing agencies to

Update their public access policies as soon as possible, and no later than December 31st, 2025, to make publications and their supporting data resulting from federally funded research publicly accessible without an embargo on their free and public release;
Establish transparent procedures that ensure scientific and research integrity is maintained in public access policies; and,
Coordinate with OSTP to ensure equitable delivery of federally funded research results and data.

PubMed Central
National Institutes of Health repository. Also used by AHRQ, ASPR, FDA, NASA, NIST, and VA
CDC Stacks
Defense Technical Information System (DTIC)
PAGES
Department of Energy repository. Also used by NSF
Smithsonian Research Online
PubAg
Department of Agriculture repository
US Agencies - Public Access Plans
CHORUS page tracking public access plans and their participation in the CHORUS initiative.

Data Management Plans
The GSU University Library's Data Management Advisory Team will get you connected to the right people and resources to manage, preserve, disseminate, and share your data.
Data Repositories
Guide to repositories in a variety of disciplinary areas.
CHORUS
Repository created by commercial publishers in response to OSTP mandate.
SHARE
SHARE is a higher education initiative whose mission is to maximize research impact by making a comprehensive inventory of research widely accessible, discoverable, and reusable.