{"id":39042,"date":"2026-02-19T19:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=39042"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:11:05","slug":"stm-comments-on-nsf-strategic-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/stm-comments-on-nsf-strategic-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"STM comments on NSF Strategic Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In January, NSF released a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/about\/performance\/strategic-plan\/nsf-fy-2026-2030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan<\/a>. The draft is briefer and more high-level than previous plans, outlining nine objectives along with high-level strategies to achieve them and measures of success.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular interest to STM members, NSF proposes to measure success of the first objective \u2014 \u201cUphold tenets of Gold Standard Science while enabling groundbreaking research and innovation\u201d \u2014 by tracking the number of resources deposited in public access repositories.<\/p>\n<p>STM provided comments, which were required to be submitted via an online form within two weeks, noting that publishers are key partners in achieving NSF\u2019s objectives. STM emphasized that Gold Standard Science hinges on publishers\u2019 investments and that inflexible and unfunded public access policies risk undermining NSF\u2019s goals. STM also noted that measures of success should be broader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/stm-response-to-nsf-strategic-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read STM\u2019s full submission here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January, NSF released a\u00a0draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan. The draft is briefer and more high-level than previous plans, outlining nine objectives along with high-level strategies to achieve them and measures of success. 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