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Beginning April 7, 2008, all Principal Investigators funded by the NIH must submit an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts,
upon acceptance for publication, to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central. These must be made publicly available no later than
12 months after the date of publication.
Because institutions and investigators are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning articles submitted
are fully compliant with this new policy, the UCI Libraries are now providing assistance with copyright and publishing agreements that may arise
as investigators submit articles to various journals. Assistance on these types of agreements can be obtained by contacting the UCI Libraries
NIH Group at nihgroup@uci.edu.
The new Public Access requirement is an important opportunity to make published research funded by NIH and written by you and your colleagues
accessible to all - the public, health care providers, educators and scientists, among others. This improved access will help advance science and,
ultimately, improve human health.
Principle investigators receiving NIH funds should note the following:
- The NIH Public Access Policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that arise, in whole or in part, from direct costs funded by NIH, or
from NIH staff, that are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. The final, peer-reviewed manuscript includes all graphics and
supplemental materials that are associated with the article.
- As of May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an NIH application, proposal or progress report must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission reference
number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH funded research. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for the May 25, 2008
due date and subsequent due dates.
The University of California Office of Research and Graduate Studies’ Operating Guidance on the NIH Policy:
http://www.ucop.edu/raohome/cgmemos/08-05.pdf
University of California Letter To Publishers Regarding New NIH Policy:
http://www.ucop.edu/raohome/cgmemos/08-05a.pdf
NIH is maintaining a list of FAQs on the Public Access Policy at:
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm
For guidance on how to submit articles, please visit:
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process.htm
For information on retaining author’s rights, depositing your article, or citations, please visit:
http://www.lib.uci.edu/scamp/nih-guide-issues.html
Other resources for understanding and complying with the mandate:
For UCI research guidelines and policies, please visit:
http://www.rgs.uci.edu/ora/
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