NIH Public Access Policy | Weill Cornell Medicine Samuel J. Wood Library

General Information

Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research - This mandate effective April 7, 2008, requires all investigators funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), to submit or have submitted for them to PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication - to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication.
NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) - Log in to the NIHMS system when you are ready to submit your manuscript.
NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) Frequently Asked Questions - answers to questions regarding the submission process
NIH Public Access Frequently Asked Questions - answers to questions regarding scope of policy and how to comply
NIH Public Access Website - background and guidance, on compliance with the requirements, to enhance the public access to publications resulting from NIH-funded research

Tutorials and Presentations

NIH Public Access Policy, MyNCBI, and NIH Biosketch - the library's guide to NIH Public Access
NIH Manuscript System Help - detailed instructions on how to submit a manuscript to NIH

Resources

WCM Letter to Publishers - submit this letter with your manuscript, alerting the publisher that the manuscript is subject to the NIH policy, and that Weill Cornell Medicine expects compliance with this policy.
WCM Compliance Guide for the NIH Mandate - a document to help you comply with the new requirements, it details important rights issues, as well as where to go for help or more information.
WCM Medical Library Glossary - definitions of terms that you may see during the submission process
NIH Submission Flowchart - a flowchart containing the steps needed to comply with the new requirements

NOTE: A separate submission is not necessary if a manuscript has been accepted by a journal that submits articles directly to PubMed Central on behalf of their authors. Publication in one of these journals requires no further action on the part of authors to comply with the submission requirement of the NIH Public Access Policy.