How do I submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript to NIH/PubMed Central?
• What is the relationship between PubMed Central and the NIH Manuscript Submission system? PubMed Central (PMC) is NIH’s digital journal archive, which gives the public access to papers at no cost. The NIH Manuscript Submission system (NIHMS) takes in final peer-reviewed manuscripts covered by the NIH Public Access Policy and formats them for inclusion in PMC. You deposit the files for a final peer-reviewed manuscript (e.g., Microsoft Word document and figures) into the NIHMS. The files are converted to a standard PMC format, and then reviewed by you to confirm that the converted final peer-reviewed manuscript is faithful to the original. The NIHMS transfers the final peer-reviewed manuscript to PMC when it is ready to be made available publicly. • Will NIH pay for publication costs? Yes. The NIH will reimburse publication costs, including author fees, for grants and contracts on three conditions: (1) such costs incurred are actual, allowable, and reasonable to advance the objectives
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- How do I submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript to NIH/PubMed Central?
