Attention NIH Researchers: Deadline Approaching
Principal investigators must ensure that electronic versions of any peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funding and accepted for publication on or after April 7th, 2008 are deposited in PubMed Central (PMC), NIH's digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Full text of the articles will then be made freely available to the public no later than 12 months after publication.
The Date The policy applies to all peer reviewed NIH sponsored research accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008.
Does It Apply To You? Yes, if your peer-reviewed article meets any of the following criteria:
· Directly funded by an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007- September 30, 2008) or beyond;
· Directly funded by a contract signed on or after April 7, 2008;
· Directly funded by the NIH Intramural Program
· If NIH pays your salary.
Major Issues Copyright compliance and Manuscript Submission. As Principle Investigator or Grantee you are responsible for ensuring that any publications derived from research conducted under the auspices of NIH funding is submitted to PubMed Central. It is the responsibility of the PI, whether or not he or she is an author on a particular manuscript, to make certain all personnel, even subcontractors, adhere to the NIH Public Access Policy.
Campus Resources The George T. Harrell Library organized a website to help guide you through the compliance process. http://www.hmc.psu.edu/library/PMC/pmc1.htm
Library Workshops will be scheduled in the near future.
Additional resources
The main informational gateway to NIH Public Access http://publicaccess.nih.gov/
Manuscript Submission FAQs http://www.nihms.nih.gov/faq.html
White Paper - Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy - Copyright Considerations and Options. http://www.arl.org/sparc/advocacy/nih/copyright.html
A SPARC/Science Commons/ARL joint white paper
