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NIH Public Access Policy
Effective April 7, 2008, investigators with NIH-funded research are now required to submit electronic copies of their peer-reviewed journal articles to PubMed Central (PMC), according to a new federal law. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy is intended to provide public access to publications resulting from NIH funding within 12 months of publication. PubMed Central is NIH's free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature, providing a stable archive of publications available to researchers world-wide.
While many publishers will submit the final manuscript on behalf of the author, the principal investigator must ensure that the submission requirements are met. This includes confirming that the publication agreement allows submission. As of May 25, 2008, all NIH applications, proposals and progress reports must include the PMC ID when citing an article that falls under the policy and is authored or co-authored by the investigator.
More information about the process can be found here
Staff in the Health Sciences Center Library are available to assist investigators and their assistants:
- to answer general questions about the policy and procedures
- to help determine if the journal will submit on behalf of the investigator
- to assist in submitting final manuscripts accepted for publication to PMC
- to identify PMC ID numbers of published articles
For assistance, email medref@listserv.cc.emory.edu or contact Christian Noble (cnoble@emory.edu or telephone 727 5829)
Posted on 03/31/2008 01:10 PM
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