Frascati Manual

Citation
Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development (6th ed. 2002) (full-text).

Overview
The "Frascati Manual" was originally written by and for the experts in OECD member countries who collect and issue national data on research and development (R&D). Over the years, it has become the standard of conduct for R&D surveys and data collection not only in the OECD and the European Union, but also in several non-member economies, for example, through the science and technology surveys of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).