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Managing NIH Public Access Compliance: Copyright

This guide explains the NIH Public Access Policy, the process for submitting peer-reviewed articles to PubMed Central and how to use NIH tools to manage and verify compliance.

Work with the publisher


Authors must retain sufficient copyright to ensure that all conditions of the NIH Public Access Policy can be met.

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  • When you submit your article, inform the publisher that it is subject to the NIH mandate and must be submitted to PubMed Central.

 

  • Prior to signing the author or publication agreement make sure you and the publisher, have agreed on the following:
    • Method of submission
    • Which version will be submitted?
    • Who will submit & approve the submission?
    • The paper be made public immediately on PMC.

  • NIH provides the following sample language that may be included in the Submitted Manuscript and then, should the submission be accepted, the Author Accepted Manuscript:

     

    “This manuscript is the result of funding in whole or in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is subject to the NIH Public Access Policy. Through acceptance of this federal funding, NIH has been given a right to make this manuscript publicly available in PubMed Central upon the Official Date of Publication, as defined by NIH.” https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-049.html

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