NIH Public Access Policy
Information and resources on the NIH Public Access Policy, including eligibility, processes and compliance.
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NIH Public Access Policy Update
Starting on July 1, 2013, for non-competing continuation grant awards, NIH will delay processing if publications arising from it are not in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy.
Articles resulting from NIH funding that have been published since April 2008 must be in PubMed Central (PMC) to be compliant.
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NIH Public Access Policy OverviewNational Institutes of Health Public Access Information
Check your Compliance
- Sign in to your My NCBI account
a. If you do not have a My NCBI account, you can register for an account, or sign in using your eRA Commons login information via the NIH Login button - Link your My NCBI login to your eRA Commons account (if eRA Commons is not your primary login)
a. Listed as "NIH & eRA Commons" in the list of partner accounts - Add citations to My Bibliography via PubMed
a. Search for your publications on PubMed
b. Check each publication
c. Click "Send to:" and choose "My Bibliography"
d. Save - In the "My Bibliography" section of the My NCBI Home page, click on the link that says some of the citations in "My Bibliography" are not compliant with NIHPA (assuming you have non-compliant citations)
- Sort your publications list by Public Access Compliance using the Display Settings
Submit to PMC
If you find that you have non-compliant citations, you will need to submit them to PMC. There are four different submission methods. The method you use will depend on the journal/publisher associated with each citation.
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Submission MethodsA overview of the four submission method processes.
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Method A JournalsSearch this list to see if the journal your article is published in will submit to PMC without author intervention.
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Method B & D PublishersA list of publishers that will assist with submission after the author indicates that it is required.
NIH Help and Training
The NIH Public Access website offers overviews of the policy and the recent changes, along with help documents.
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Policy ChangesA YouTube video overview of the latest NIH Public Access Policy changes.
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Public Access Policy: My Bibliography FAQsCompliance questions and answers on NIH Public Access Policy.
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TrainingVideo and text-based overviews of how to use My NCBI and My Bibliography to manage compliance.
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Changes to the NIH Public Access Policy and the Implications to AwardsA recorded webinar discussing the policy changes and its implications.
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The NIH Public Access Policy and Your GrantVideo. The NYU School of Medicine's Health Sciences Library and Clinical and Translational Science Institute have produced this short, overview video on the NIH Public Access Policy and how it will impact your grant.
