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This work element applies to manuscripts being submitted for publication. Preliminary analyses towards the publication of a journal article can be covered by WE# 132: Produce (Annual) Progress Report.

• Manuscript - Manuscript submitted for peer review to a scientific journal. If the manuscript is never accepted for publication, after final rejection (writer has decided to no longer seek journal publication), the manuscript is required to be submitted to BPA as a Technical Report. Use this deliverable as long as the writer is still in the process of seeking journal publication.
• Journal Article - printed, peer-reviewed, article in a scientific journal. Use this only if an article has been accepted for publication. Deliverable date is the date the journal article is expected to be available to the public.

• Technical Report - may or may not have had technical review. Technical review may be internal and/or external. May be a rejected manuscript. Note: the BPA website has a process for soliciting "peer review" not associated with any journal.
• Programmatic Review - Sometimes completed by an independent contractor. Generally provides a high-level review of goals, objectives and accomplishments of a large program over a long number of years. Intent is generally to provide scientifically-based management recommendations to aid in adaptive management. (e.g., Programmatic assessment of spring Chinook salmon hatchery production in the Hood River from 1988 to 1997).

Rule 1: A technical report may be part (chapter/section) of a larger report, including an annual report. However, if the findings are based on a fairly large experiment, preparation of a technical report as a separate document is encouraged to provide ease of location for the public wishing to read the final results. Additionally, the stand-alone nature of the final findings of an experiment may be better served as a separate document, rather than buried as part of an Annual Report. BPA's preference is generally for a separate document for more significant efforts.

Example: A 3-year experiment comparing the physiological response to loading into transport trucks of fish reared in low density versus high density raceways is part of an overall larger experiment to determine differences between different densities at several stages of the life history. Although the umbrella experiment is not finished until the adult returns are complete, the juvenile physiology experiment has been completed. All 3 years of juvenile physiology data should be analyzed as a separate, distinct, stand-alone "reports" describing the full 3 years of methods, data collection, analyses, and conclusions.

• Manuscript
• Prepare draft manuscript - draft preparation before significant intra-contractor technical review.
• Internal technical review of manuscript
submission of the manuscript for in-house, internal technical review.
• External technical review of manuscript
This may include submission to interagency cooperators, a request for technical review by posting on the BPA website, sending the manuscript to the COTR for review or other such requests for technical review before submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
• Submit manuscript
Submit manuscript to a journal for peer review and publication.
• Revise manuscript - manuscript has been returned for major revision
Manuscript has not been accepted by the journal for publication. Use this until the manuscript has been rejected or accepted.
• Journal Article
• Finalize article
Manuscript has been accepted for publication with or without revisions. Includes review of gallery proofs, etc., until actual publication.
• Technical Report/Programmatic Review
Time-consuming milestones should be noted. We did not describe these for every review/revision cycle. But, note more elaborate examples under Solicit external review/revise report.
• Prepare draft report
Draft preparation before significant intra-contractor technical review.
• Solicit internal technical review/revise report
Submission of the report for contractor internal technical review.
• Solicit external review/revise report
This may include submission to interagency cooperators, a request for technical review by posting on the BPA website, sending to the COTR for review or other such request for technical review before submission to BPA as a finalized product. It may also include policy review and obtaining internal or cooperator signatures internally required by the contractor for submission to BPA. Each separate review stage that takes a significant amount of time (a month or more) should be a milestone.
• Solicit external review/revise report
Cooperator review (2 months).
• Revise after Cooperator review (2 months)
• BPA Review
Typically 1 month.
• Revise after BPA review
Typically 1 month.
• Solicit policy review and signature
Typically 3 month.
• Upload final draft of the report to Pisces
May inlcude upload to other sites if the contractor desires.

Metrics

Location Guidance

No location needed for this work element.

Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information in Pisces in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time.

Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in Pisces, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

NEPA coverage for this work element will be identified by BPA's Environmental Compliance Lead.

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

ESA consultation is typically not required for this work element.

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically not required for this work element.

Public Involvement

Public involvement is typically not required for this work element.

• WE# 162, Analyze/Interpret Data - this is used while data are still being analyzed. May include preliminary analyses while data are still being collected.
• WE# 132 Produce Annual Report - Progress toward producing a final technical report goes in the Annual Report. When the experiment is complete, use WE# 183, Produce Scientific Findings Report.