Introduction
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will implement its updated Public Access Plan on January 1, 2025. The new plan, the Public Access Plan 2.0, includes additional requirements and clarification for the sharing of research articles and data resulting from NSF funded research projects.
We will update this article as new implementation policies and guidance are released by NSF.
Frequently Asked Questions for Public Access
Upcoming Updates to Public Access Plan Requirements
Here are a few of the major changes coming in January 2025 for NSF funded awards.
All peer-reviewed scholarly publications resulting from NSF awards must be made freely available and publicly accessibly be default in the NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR) without embargo or delay
Scientific data associated with peer-reviewed publications resulting from NSF awards must be made available in appropriate data repositories
Exceptions to data sharing requirements will be made based on legal, privacy, ethical, intellectual property, and national security consideration
Annual and final annual project reporting must include information on scientific data sharing activities
Deposited datasets must include acknowledgement of NSF support, the award number and appropriate attribution to facilitate reporting and will be required to be submitted via DOI when deposited in NSF-PAR
Costs for data management and sharing activities may be requested by proposers. Line G.2. of the proposal budget also may be used to request funding for data deposit and data curation costs.