Publication Board

The LSST Project Publication Policy applies to technology papers produced by LSST Project participants that describe technical aspects of the project (including hardware and software) and data release papers. There are three primary goals for this policy:

• To ensure the accuracy of published information about the requirements, specifications, design, performance, and products of the LSST Project.
• To recognize the contributions of the individuals responsible for bringing the LSST Project to fruition (LSST “Builders”).
• To enable publications by the broader community that use technical LSST data or information not publicly available, or instrumentation developed by the LSST Project.

This policy does not apply to scientific papers based on public LSST information. However, to ensure that the contributions of LSST Builders are recognized, all science publications based on LSST data should reference the appropriate technology papers -- i.e., those LSST publications that describe the LSST infrastructure relevant to the study in question. This implies, in general, that every science publication based on LSST data must reference at least the primary LSST technical overview paper that describes the data used in the analysis. The individual LSST science collaborations are encouraged to develop their own publication guidelines that ensure recognition of the contributions of LSST Builders through references to technology and data release papers. See the LSST publication page  for key LSST papers to cite in a publication  and a template publication policy for LSST science collaborations.