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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.

What to Deposit

NIH-Funded 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
  • Non-NIH funded manuscripts
     

*Final PDF published by the journal CANNOT be deposited without publisher permission.

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.

Assistance

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

Last Updated: May 30, 2025 2:15 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences