NIH Public Access Policy. The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted.

NIH Public Access PolicyNIH Public Access Policy

The Director of the National Institutes of The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: official date of publication: ProvidedProvided, That , That the NIH shall implement the public access the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.copyright law.

Public Law 110-161, Division G, Title II, Section 218Public Law 110-161, Division G, Title II, Section 218

Key datesKey dates

April 7, 2008: Articles accepted for publication April 7, 2008: Articles accepted for publication on or after this date must be deposited in on or after this date must be deposited in PubMed CentralPubMed Central

May 25, 2008: Beginning on this date, anyone May 25, 2008: Beginning on this date, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing articles Central reference number when citing articles arising from their NIH funded research. (This arising from their NIH funded research. (This includes applications submitted to the NIH for includes applications submitted to the NIH for the 5/25/08 and subsequent due dates.)the 5/25/08 and subsequent due dates.)

What does it mean for What does it mean for Researchers/Authors?Researchers/Authors?

Must retain copyright sufficient to grant Must retain copyright sufficient to grant PMC a license for public accessPMC a license for public access

Submission of accepted article using the Submission of accepted article using the PMC website (including confirmation of the PMC website (including confirmation of the final version)final version)

Verification of compliance in later Verification of compliance in later applications by use of the PMC reference applications by use of the PMC reference numbersnumbers

Retaining CopyrightRetaining Copyright

Carefully read copyright statement to see Carefully read copyright statement to see what rights are being assigned to whomwhat rights are being assigned to whom

Publish in journals that comply with NIH Publish in journals that comply with NIH Mandate – some journals will submit for Mandate – some journals will submit for authorauthor

Negotiate with publisher – see author Negotiate with publisher – see author addendum at sciencecommons.orgaddendum at sciencecommons.org

NIH Suggested AddendaNIH Suggested Addenda

The Journal acknowledges that Author The Journal acknowledges that Author retains the right to provide a copy of the retains the right to provide a copy of the final manuscript to the NIH upon final manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for Journal publication, for acceptance for Journal publication, for public archiving in PubMed Central as public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible but no later than 12 soon as possible but no later than 12 months after publication by Journal.months after publication by Journal.

Columbia University welcomes the opportunity to implement Columbia University welcomes the opportunity to implement the NIH Public Access Policy. We believe that the policy is the NIH Public Access Policy. We believe that the policy is consistent with the general educational and research consistent with the general educational and research objectives of the university and the broader research objectives of the university and the broader research community and of the right of the public to access community and of the right of the public to access government-supported research. government-supported research. (funded university)(funded university)

We write in very strong support of the new NIH public access We write in very strong support of the new NIH public access requirement and its implementation in April. This requirement requirement and its implementation in April. This requirement will hasten the availability of biomedical research results from will hasten the availability of biomedical research results from NIH grantees at UNC Chapel Hill and from leading scientists NIH grantees at UNC Chapel Hill and from leading scientists elsewhere. elsewhere. (funded university)(funded university)

Please give us FREE ACCESS to published results of Please give us FREE ACCESS to published results of government funded cancer studies....It will eliminate the government funded cancer studies....It will eliminate the current time-consuming need to drive to the nearest medical current time-consuming need to drive to the nearest medical library and search the journals, and enable us to make better library and search the journals, and enable us to make better decisions as to diagnosis and treatment options. decisions as to diagnosis and treatment options. (patient)(patient)

Verification of compliance in later Verification of compliance in later applications by use of the PMC applications by use of the PMC

reference numbersreference numbers