What exactly does the NIH Public Access Policy require?
The NIH Public Access Policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that arise from NIH-funded research accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008 and requires that: • Investigators funded by the NIH submit an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication to the National Library of Medicines PubMed Central (PMC), to be made publicly available no later than twelve months after the official publication date. Some journals submit articles directly to PubMed Central. A list of these may be found at: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm; • Beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH funded research. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for the May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates; • Institutions and investigators are
