New federal legislation is now in effect which mandates that researchers funded by NIH grants must submit an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed articles within 12 months of publication. Listed below is information about the policy and access to the submission system.
For more information or assistance, please contact Donald Nagolski (dnagols@lumc.edu) or Jeanne Sadlik (jsadlik@lumc.edu)
The NIH Public Access Policy implements Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008). The law 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 publicy available no later than 12 months after the offical date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.
Public access information: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/index.htm
FAQ: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm
NIH Submission System: http://www.nihms.nih.gov/
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright Considerations and Options
A SPARC/Science Commons/ARL joint white paper
