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National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy

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NEW! Updated NIH Public Access Policy taking effect July 1, 2025

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 any NIH-funded Author Accepted Manuscript (final peer-reviewed manuscript) accepted for publication in a journal on or after July 1, 2025.

The updated policy requires that manuscripts be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication and made publicly available without embargo. This is a change from the prior policy which allowed for up to a 12-month embargo period before public availability.

Compliance with the policy can be achieved by either 1) the journal submitting the published article to PubMed Central on the grantee's behalf, or 2) the grantee submitting the final peer-reviewed manuscript to PubMed Central manually. Please see the "Complying" and "Submitting" tabs to the left to learn more.

How to prepare:

  • Read your author agreement closely and confirm in writing all NIH PAP compliance options with journal editors in advance of signing the agreement.
  • Confirm whether the journal will submit your published article to PubMed Central on your behalf.
  • If not, use the NIH Manuscript Submission System to manually submit your final peer-reviewed manuscript to PubMed Central when your paper is accepted for publication.
     

**Upcoming Zoom Session June 27, 2025** Join us on Zoom for an information session Friday, June 27 at 12:00pm to learn more about the new policy and how to comply.

Register here: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/complying-with-the-new-nih-public-access-policy/

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 30, 2025 2:15 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences