NIH Public Access Compliance Toolkit
National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded investigators are required by Federal law to submit (or have submitted) to PubMed Central (PMC) an electronic version of the final, peer-reviewed manuscript upon acceptance for publication. This toolkit provides educational and other resources to help you comply with this policy.| Title | Date | Runtime | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIH Grants Policy Statement: 8.2.2 NIH Public Access Policy | Dec. 1, 2022 | N/A | HTML / Page |
| NIH Public Access Policy Overview | May 1, 2025 | N/A | HTML / Page |
| Title | Date | Runtime | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Determining Applicability (NIH Public Access Policy Compliance) | Dec. 17, 2024 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| For Authors (PubMed Central) | Oct. 9, 2024 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| Determine Submission Method (NIH Public Access Policy) | March 13, 2024 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| NIH Public Access and PMC | Sept. 10, 2024 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| electronic Research Administration (eRA Commons): Manage Publications | May 30, 2024 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| Title | Date | Runtime | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciENcv for NSF Users: Biographical Sketches | July 18, 2024 | 6 min(s) | MP4 Video / YouTube Video |
| NIH Public Access Policy for Librarians (free registration required) | March 4, 2025 | 120 min(s) | HTML / On-Demand Course |
| NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS): Deposit and Initial Approval | Jan. 27, 2022 | 6 min(s) | MP4 Video / YouTube Video |
| Title | Date | Runtime | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Compliance to the NIH Public Access Policy Using My Bibliography | July 26, 2023 | N/A | HTML / Help Page or FAQ |
| NIH Public Access Compliance Monitor User Guide | April 8, 2019 | N/A | PDF / Document |
| NIHMS Tutorials | Jan. 1, 2022 | N/A | HTML / Tutorial |