Qualification and Criteria
Contributions must be accepted by an Editorial Board, which in the first implementation phase should be an ad-hoc Advisory Panel composed of representatives of GSC and JCOMM. General quality criteria will be defined on the basis of 'best practice' considerations and documented scientific / technical qualifications. Representatives from different stakeholders and users will be invited to contribute examples of the application and use of GOOS products in their specific domains of interest, plus comments on their socio-economic impacts and their satisfaction with the products. The term 'operationality' shall imply that the production process is well-documented, so that QA audits are possible, and that there is an active end user community responding to the usefulness of the products.

Organizations, institutes, industries, or private companies wishing to contribute data products and services to the GOOS programme and to the Bulletin should contact the bulletin editors. Contributions that are not already part of GOOS or a GOOS affiliated programme will be directed to the appropriate regional GOOS office for further details.