Publication policy for Rubin staff

The Rubin Observatory Construction Project has a publication policy that applies to Rubin staff and covers technology papers that describe LSST infrastructure and data releases that result from Project-funded work.

The policy does not cover, e.g., scientific journal articles with Rubin staff co-authors who contributed in to the work with their independent research time, or papers by Rubin staff based on published data products.

The policy does cover papers that:

• describe infrastructure work to design, develop, construct, commission, or operate Rubin Observatory;
• have any authors who are supported by Rubin Observatory Project funds to work to design, develop, construct, commission, or operate Rubin Observatory;
• are based on access to non-public Rubin Observatory/LSST data;
• are based on access to non-public intellectual property of Rubin Observatory Project.

Publications to which the Policy applies must follow the internal review process with the Publication Board.