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National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy (NIHPAP)
For NIH grantees and their support staff by providing a clear understanding of the National Institutes' Public Access Policy (NIHPAP), how to comply , and how to manage publications in eRA Commons using the My Bibliography portal in My NCBI.
What to Deposit
Journal Articles
- Final, peer-reviewed manuscript - after all reviewer comments have been addressed*
- Acceptable formats: .doc, .docx, rtf, or .pdf
- All supplemental materials (images, figures, etc.) not already in the manuscript
- Accepted for publication after April 7, 2008
Do Not Deposit
- Book chapters
- Monographs - e.g. a writing of essay, book
- Non-peer reviewed journal articles - e.g. letters to the editor, commentary, conference proceedings
- Dissertations
*Final articles published by the journal CANNOT be deposited without publisher permission.
How to Comply
For Support With Compliance
For NIHMS support, email:
Instructions for Compliance
The link below to a Canvas Tool will walk you through all the steps for complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.