NIH Public Access Policy – Update

More information continues to be available about the NIH Public Access Policy. This is the policy where you must submit manuscripts of published work to PubMed Central (PMC) that was supported by NIH grants and was accepted for publication after April 7, 2008. Then you must supply a PMC-ID or a NIHMS-ID with all applicable citations for every grant submission or renewal after May 25, 2008. See our AllSearch Resource Page on the details of this policy and a previous post for more information.

How to indicate In-Process publications:

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-119:
If the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) is not available because the paper has not been published yet, authors should use the NIH Manuscript Submission reference number (e.g., NIHMS97531).  If the PMCID is not available because the journal submits articles directly to PMC on behalf of their authors, applicants should indicate “PMC Journal – In Process.”   Grantees may only indicate “PMC Journal – In process” if the journal is on this list: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm, or the grantee or author has made arrangements with a publisher on this list http://publicaccess.nih.gov/select_deposit_publishers.htm to post a paper directly to PMC.

PMCID number now available in PubMed
When you see the indication that an article is in PubMed Central: (Free in PMC), display the Abstract View and the PMCID number will be available to you. It can be downloaded into Endnote if you edit your filter. Versions of EndNote will most likely accommodate this feature.

NIH Public Access Policy Resources Page

The new NIH Public Access Policy mandates that as of April 7, 2008 scientists submit journal final peer-reviewed manuscripts, that arise from NIH funds, to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/). The Policy requires that these articles be accessible to the public on PubMed Central to help advance science and improve human health.

After May 25, 2008, all NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing a paper that falls under the policy and is authored or co-authored by the investigator.

Does this apply to you?

You are in luck! The Tucker Medical Library has developed a slide show and resource page to help you figure out how to submit your articles. Most publishers submit your manuscripts for you.

But, just in case, look at these resources and the 10 minute slide show (if you read every word!) to find out the details.
Find the NIH Public Access Policy Resources Page here:
Go the AllSearch page from the library website:
http://Library.NationalJewish.org
http://info.nationaljewish.org/resources/search.php
Under Collections for Professionals, Choose Author Resources
Click Go

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The AllSearch Site has a PowerPoint presentation on the subject and links to the most relevant sites. We have attached the PowerPoint her from GoogleDocs using Web 2.0 technologies:

NIH Public Access Policy Slide Show

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