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National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy

Provides NIH grantees and administrative staff information about the NIH Public Access Policy (NIH PAP), how to comply, and how to manage publications in eRA Commons using the My Bibliography portal in My NCBI.

New Implementation Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy

The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy (NIH PAP) will now go into effect on July 1, 2025, replacing the existing 2008 Public Access Policy. The 2024 Policy applies to all Author Accepted Manuscripts (final peer-reviewed manuscripts) accepted for publication in a journal on or after July 1, 2025.

The updated policy requires the submission of an electronic version of the Author Accepted Manuscript to PubMed Central immediately upon acceptance for publication, without embargo, to be made publicly available on the Official Date of Publication. (The prior policy allowed for up to a 12 month embargo period before public availability).

If you have questions about the policy change and how to comply, please contact Taubman Health Sciences Library Informationists at nihms-library-support@umich.edu.

NIH Public Access Policy Compliance Resources

NIH Public Access Policy Compliance Tool (U-M Canvas)
     This tool provides step-by-step assistance in complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.

NIH Public Access Policy
     Latest policy information from the NIH.

NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS)
     The NIHMS system supports the deposit of manuscripts into PubMed Central.

Assistance

Contact the Taubman Health Sciences Library at nihms-library-support@umich.edu.

Last Updated: May 8, 2025 5:59 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences