NIST Technical Series publications are written by or for NIST and published by the NIST Research Library. These publications consist of technical reports, recommendations, practice guides, industry handbooks, and other similar technical documents intended for external distribution.
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A webpage containing a full list of NIST reports from 1901 to the present, including citation downloads for each report.
All NIST Technical Series publications are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to ensure continuing public access and deposited with the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) to ensure digital preservation. Copyright, Fair Use, and Licensing statements for Technical Series Publications are determined as part of NIST's public access policies. As of April 2022, NIST Technical Series publications follow a specific publication identifier (PubID) syntax – like those used by Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs).
A single NIST Technical Series publication may have multiple versions. Each version will receive a separate DOI, and each version will remain at its assigned DOI. Drafts posted for public comment are not deposited with GPO. As of August 2022, the PDF version of a publication may have a button that links to the current status of that version, including redirects to any errata updates, revisions, editions, or the final version of a draft.
Review the author instructions before you start writing your NIST Technical Series publication. To ensure that your report is well structured and accessible, download the correct template from the NIST Internal website.
Please follow the suggested reference format for all NIST Technical Series Publications.