National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy (NIHPAP)

***Updates to the NIH Public Access Policy for 2025***

Beginning December 31, 2025, there will no longer be an optional 12 month embargo period in making Author Accepted Manuscripts publicly available. All NIH-funded Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal on or after December 31, 2025 must be submitted to PubMed Central and made publicly available without embargo upon the date of publication. Read more about the latest policy update.

NIH Public Access Policy Canvas Tool

   This tool was developed to assist in complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.

About the NIH Public Access Policy

• NIH Public Access Policy (NIHPAP)
• PubMed Central (PMC)
• NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS)

For NIH Public Access support, email:

nihms-library-support@umich.edu