I want to submit my final published article to PubMed Central through the NIH Manuscript Submission System. Why does NIH require me to submit the final, peer-reviewed manuscript?
The NIH Public Access Policy is based on a law that requires investigators to submit “their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts” to PubMed Central. NIH will accept the final published article in lieu of the final peer-reviewed manuscript, provided that the author has the right to submit this version. NIH’s experience to date is that virtually all authors relinquish this right to a publisher when they sign a publication agreement with a journal. Some Journals post final published articles directly to PubMed Central. See http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm for more information.
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