# Presentation: 682734

## The NIH Public Access Requirement

**The NIH Public Access Requirement**

*[short presentation]*
- October 10, 2008

## The NIH Public Access Policy Is Now Mandatory

**The NIH Public Access Policy Is Now Mandatory**

- The Policy implements Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161** **(Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) which states:
*	**The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s 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: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.*
**NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-08-033**
- _[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html](http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html)_

**Notes:**
NIH must implement this policy because it is the law. 

Making published research funded by NIH publicly available is an important opportunity to advance science and improve human health. 

What to submit?  Final, peer-reviewed manuscripts
When to submit?  Upon acceptance for publication
When to make public?  No later than 12 months after the official date of publication
Where to make public?  The National Library of Medicine’s Pubmed Central

Speakers notes Revised 10/10/08

## The NIH Public Access Policy Applies to Any Final Manuscript That...

**The NIH Public Access Policy Applies to Any Final Manuscript That...**

- Is peer-reviewed;
- And, is accepted for publication in a journal on or after April 7, 2008;
- And, arises from:
- Any direct funding from an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008, or;
- Any direct funding from an NIH contract signed on or after April 7, 2008, or;
- Any direct funding from the NIH Intramural Program, or;
- An NIH employee.

## How Awardees Comply

**How Awardees Comply**

**Address Copyright**
- Institutions and investigators are responsible for ensuring full compliance with the Public Access Policy (e.g., that any publishing or copyright agreements are consistent with submitting to PMC).
**Deposit Paper Upon Acceptance for Publication**
**Method A**: Publish in a _[journal](http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm)_ that deposits *all* NIH-funded final published articles in PMC without author involvement.
**Method B**: Make arrangements to have a _[publisher](http://publicaccess.nih.gov/select_deposit_publishers.htm)_ deposit a *specific* final published article in _[PMC](http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)_.
**Method C**: Deposit the final peer-reviewed manuscript in _[PMC](http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)_ yourself via the _[NIHMS](http://www.nihms.nih.gov/)_.
**Method D**: Complete the submission process for a final peer-reviewed manuscript that the publisher has deposited via the _[NIHMS](http://www.nihms.nih.gov/)_.
**Cite Article**
**Include the PMC number (PMCID) **for applicable papers in applications, proposals and reports, as summarized in the September 2008 Guide Notice.

## Resources

**Resources**

- About the Public Access Policy:
- _[http://publicaccess.nih.gov/](http://publicaccess.nih.gov/)_
- NIH Guide Notice for Public Access (January 2008): _[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html](http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html)_
- New Guide Notice for Grantee Compliance (September 2008): _[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-119.html](http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-119.html)_
**Questions**: _[PublicAccess@NIH.GOV](mailto:PublicAccess@NIH.GOV)_
- The NIH Manuscript Submission System
- _[http://www.nihms.nih.gov/](http://www.nihms.nih.gov/)_
- Tutorials: _[http://www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help/](http://www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help/)_
- PubMed Central:
- _[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/](http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)_
- PMC Demo: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Education/pmc/
- Information for Publishers: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/pubinfo.html

**Notes:**
Revised 10/10/08