NIH Public Access Policy, Effective April 7, 2008
What is the NIH Public Access Policy, in plain English?
A law-enforced requirement that any peer-reviewed article supported by NIH funding be made freely available to the public via PubMed Central, no later than 12 months after the official publication date.
What is the impact of the NIH Public Access Policy on UW Investigators and Authors?
The NIH public access policy goes into effect April 7, 2008. Journal articles resulting from NIH-funded activities submitted for publication on or after this date must be deposited in the publicly accessible PubMed Central within 12 months after the journal article is published. Authors submitting articles for journal publication must retain the right to make the article publicly available. The UW Research Office has provided both a UW copyright agreement letter and a UW copyright amendment to the publication agreement. Both of these documents should be sent to the publisher.
UW Resources for NIH Investigators and Authors
- UW Publication Submission Letter for NIH-funded Article Manuscripts (pdf)
- UW Publication Agreement Amendment for NIH-funded Article Manuscripts
UW Contacts for Information Regarding the NIH Public Access Policy
- Linda Osterman, Research Services Coordinator [osterman@uwyo.edu] (307) 766-5320
- Dorothy Yates, Associate Vice President for Research [dyates4@uwyo.edu] (307) 766-5320
- David Kruger, Special Projects Librarian for UW Libraries [tseliot@uwyo.edu] (307) 766-5623
For Additional Information about the NIH Public Access Policy:
- Frequently asked questions regarding the NIH Public Access Policy
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm - How to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/ - How to deposit a final manuscript in PubMed Central
http://www.nihms.nih.gov/ - Journals that automatically deposit final manuscripts in PubMed Central
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm - Text of the full NIH Public Access Policy
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
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