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NIH Public Access Policy Compliance

New Implementation Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy will go into effect on July 1, 2025 at which time it will replace the 2008 Public Access Policy. The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy applies to any Author Accepted Manuscript accepted for publication in a journal, on or after July 1, 2025.

The updated policy requires the submission of an electronic version of the Author Accepted Manuscript to PubMed Central upon its acceptance for publication for public availability without embargo upon the Official Date of Publication.

NIH Public Access Policy

The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central  upon acceptance for publication.

To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication.

Policy details are available.

FAQs about the NIH Public Access Policy

Does the NIH Public Access Policy Apply to You?

The Policy applies only to research and review manuscripts accepted by a peer-reviewed journal. The Policy does not apply to materials such as correspondence, book chapters, and editorials. In addition, the article must meet the following criteria:

  1. Directly funded by an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in FY 2008 (October 1, 2007- September 30, 2008) or beyond;
  2. Directly funded by a contract signed on or after April 7, 2008.
  3. Directly funded by the NIH Intramural Program.

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