NIH Public Access Mandate - PubMed Central

The Mandate

The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH-funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication. To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers are accessible to the public with no embargo.

Citations of published work used in applications, proposals, or progress reports to the NIH must include the PubMed Central ID code (PMCID) to confirm that the publication has been uploaded and is publicly available. There are work-arounds for situations that arise because a number is not yet available.

MPRC will support this process by :

  • ensuring that researcher publications are uploaded to the PMC database
  • ensuring that researcher grant applications and other documentation include the PMCID before they are submitted to NIH
  • acting as a clearing house for researcher questions regarding this process

Tips

  • This process is a requirement for research grant applications and progress reports.
  • Researchers should send a copy of the article (last-but-one) to MPRC as soon as it has been accepted, identify the grant(s) associated with the article, and name a corresponding author who will approve the submission and process any changes.

  • MPRC will post the article in pubmed central and the corresponding author will be prompted to approve the submission.

     

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