# Independent review packet: Michigan State University

Dataset version: 2026.08-calibration-3
First-pass review date: 2026-08-28
Profile: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/michigan-state-university
Protocol: https://manusights.com/resources/research-publishing-support-index/review

## Review boundary

This packet evaluates how easy institution-owned research-publishing support is to discover and use from public pages. It does not evaluate research quality, prestige, faculty performance, or the private quality of services. The first-pass composite is not a national rank, award, certification, or endorsement.

## Reviewer declaration

- Reviewer name:
- Affiliation and role:
- Relevant expertise:
- Conflict with this institution: [ ] None  [ ] Described below
- Conflict note:
- I confirm I am independent and have no disqualifying conflict: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- I consent to public attribution of this review: [ ] Yes  [ ] No

## First-pass summary

Michigan State provides particularly transparent data and open-publishing support, backed by liaison and reference services.

- Standout signal: The public open-access agreements and decision support make author costs and eligibility unusually concrete.
- Clearest opportunity: Add a central manuscript-preparation path that connects existing discovery, data, and publishing services.

## Dimension checks

### Findability and navigation

- First-pass assessment: 13/15
- Rubric question: A researcher can find a coherent support hub, subject expertise, and a clear route to help.
- First-pass note: Reference, data, and scholarly-communication services are discoverable, but the journey is distributed.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Literature search and evidence synthesis

- First-pass assessment: 12/15
- Rubric question: The institution offers practical help with searching, evidence synthesis, citations, and research discovery.
- First-pass note: Liaison librarians, research help, and citation tools are visible; structured evidence synthesis is less prominent.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Manuscript preparation and submission

- First-pass assessment: 13/20
- Rubric question: Researchers can find guidance for writing, reporting, publication strategy, and preparing work for submission.
- First-pass note: Research workflow and publishing guidance exist, with limited central manuscript-submission support.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Open access, copyright, and publishing

- First-pass assessment: 17/20
- Rubric question: Public support covers publishing options, open access, rights, repositories, and author-cost questions.
- First-pass note: Open-access agreements, author rights, peer review, costs, and repositories are covered in detail.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Integrity, reproducibility, data, and AI

- First-pass assessment: 18/20
- Rubric question: Researchers can access data-management, reproducibility, research-integrity, and responsible-AI guidance.
- First-pass note: Data-management guidance spans planning, collection, publishing, reuse, and long-term storage.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

### Practical access and maintenance

- First-pass assessment: 9/10
- Rubric question: Help is actionable through consultations, workshops, templates, accessible pages, and current maintenance.
- First-pass note: Consultations, training, chat, and liaison contacts provide multiple access routes.
- Independent check: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected  [ ] Insufficient evidence
- Reviewer note:

## Official evidence checks

### Source 1: MSU research data management guidance

- Official URL: https://lib.msu.edu/rdmg/servcat/rdmg
- Dimensions supported: findability, integrity, access
- First-pass observation: The official service covers data planning, collection, analysis, publishing, reuse, preservation, and consultation.
- Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- Reviewer note:

### Source 2: MSU scholarly communication

- Official URL: https://lib.msu.edu/collections/scholcomm
- Dimensions supported: evidence, manuscript, publishing
- First-pass observation: The library describes support for author rights, peer review, access, publishing costs, copyright, and compliance.
- Source still resolves and is institution-owned: [ ] Yes  [ ] No
- Reviewer note:

## Independent outcome

- Outcome: [ ] Confirmed  [ ] Corrected
- Required note:
- Official evidence supporting any correction:
- Reviewed on (YYYY-MM-DD):

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