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NIH Public Access Policy

General Information

• Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research - mandate effective April 7, 2008 requires all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication.
• NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) - login to the NIHMS system when you are ready to sumit your manuscript
• NIH Reporting - a concise summary from Cornell University (Ithaca) on how the 2008 reporting requirements affect researchers
• NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) Frequently Asked Questions - answers to questions regarding the submission process
• NIH Public Access Frequently Asked Questions - answers to questions regarding scope of policy and how to comply
• NIH Public Access Website - background and guidance on compliance with the requirements of this U.S. policy to enhance the public access to publications resulting from NIH-funded research
• Broad overview of research compliance from an institutional perspective - article in March 2008 Report on Research Compliance entitled "Institutions are scrambling to comply with looming NIH publications policy"

Tutorials and Presentations

• WCMC Library Workshop on NIH Mandate - slides with information on how to comply, obtain permissions and cite
• WCMC NIH Policy Presentation - slides presented to the members of the General Faculty Council by Library Director, Carolyn Anne Reid, at the regular meeting of the council on April 7, 2008
• NIH Manuscript System Slide Show Help - detailed instructions on how to submit a manuscript to NIH

Resources

• WCMC Letter to publishers - submit this letter with your manuscript alerting the publisher that the manuscript is subject to the NIH policy and Weill Cornell Medical College expects compliance with the policy
• WCMC Compliance Guide to the NIH Mandate - one page document containing information to help you to comply with the new requirements. It describes important rights issues as well as where to go for help or more information.
• WCMC Medical Library Glossary - definitions to terms that you may see during the submission process
• NIH Submission Flowchart - one page flowchart containing the steps needed to comply with the new requirements
• Memorandums
  • Letter to Researchers 3/24/08
  • Letter to Researchers 4/03/08

NOTE: A separate submission is not necessary if a manuscript has been accepted by a journal that submits articles directly to PubMed Central on behalf of their authors. Publication in one of these journals requires no further action on part of authors to comply with the submission requirement of the NIH Public Access Policy.