Transcript Get Up to Speed on the NIH Public Access Policy UNC-CH Health Sciences Library [email protected].

Get Up to Speed
on the
NIH Public Access Policy
UNC-CH Health Sciences Library
[email protected]
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NIH Public Access Policy
The Director of the National Institutes of Health
shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH
submit or have submitted for them to the National
Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic
version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts
upon acceptance for publication, to be made
publicly available no later than 12 months after the
official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH
shall implement the public access policy in a
manner consistent with copyright law.
Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161
Implemented by NIH Public Access Policy (11 Jan 2008)
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WHO is affected?
Works or persons directly funded by…
• An NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in
fiscal year 2008 (10/1/2007-9/30/2008) or later
• A contract signed on or after 4/7/2008
• The NIH Intramural Program
• or any NIH employee
And that are peer-reviewed manuscripts,
accepted after April 7, 2008 for publication.
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WHAT is required?
• Submit NIH-funded, final, peer-reviewed
manuscripts to PubMed Central
• Cite PMC ID numbers from NIH-funded
articles in progress reports, renewals or
new grant applications
– Not PMID’s, but PMC ID’s
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My articles are already in PubMed.
The policy does not apply to me.
PubMed ≠ PubMed Central
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PubMed
• PubMed is a database of citations to the
published literature.
• PubMed links to full-text can often only be
viewed for a fee or with a subscription.
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PubMed Central
• PMC is a freely-available repository of fulltext articles.
• Anyone can freely access the full-text of
articles in PMC, fulfilling the “publicly
available” intent of the legislation.
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WHEN is compliance required?
April 7, 2008
• Manuscripts from projects during NIH fiscal year 2008
and beyond
• Peer-reviewed articles (from NIH-funded research)
accepted for publication ON or AFTER Apr 7, 2008 must
be submitted to PMC
May 25, 2008
• PMC ID reference numbers must be cited when
referencing NIH-funded articles for progress reports, and
renewal or creation of grant applications
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What if I don’t comply?
“Non-compliance will be addressed
administratively, and may delay or prevent
awarding of funds.”
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#b9
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How do I comply?
Compliance includes three parts:
1. Address copyright
2. Submit
3. Cite
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1. Address copyright
a) When submitting to the journal/publisher,
inform them that your work falls under
the NIH policy and needs to be submitted
to PMC
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Append the UNC letter
b) Once accepted for publication, with the
licensing agreement,
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Include the contract
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Will addressing copyright prevent my article
from getting accepted?
• No.
• Editors base acceptance on the quality of
content, not on copyright.
• Journals need your articles.
• Publishers will not ask you to break the law.
• Standard practice for federal employees who
never sign away their copyrights.
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2. Submit
• When accepted
– PMC will honor embargo periods
• Submit to PMC via NIH Manuscript Submission
System (NIHMS): http://www.nihms.nih.gov/db/sub.cgi
– (339) journals already submit articles to PMC on
behalf of authors: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/
submit_process_journals.htm
– Tutorial on submission: http://www.nihms.nih.gov/webhelp/index.html
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3. Cite
• Beginning May 25, 2008, investigators must
include PMC ID number OR NIHMS number
when citing articles accepted for publication on or
after April 7, 2008 in progress reports, new
applications, and renewals. Not the PMID!
• Finding PMC ID and NIHMS ID numbers is
simple!
http://ewake.wfubmc.edu:88/library/NIH/PMCID numbers in PubMed.pdf
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Need help?
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/
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Need help?
HSL’s Ask a Librarian
• Ask a question
• Request a group
presentation
• Schedule a one-onone consultation
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/asklib
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Need help (legal)?
For legal advice, contact Fletcher Fairey,
UNC legal counsel
[email protected]
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NIH seeks your input for
• Other implementation approaches
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance
• Additional information needs, training or
communications related to the policy
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/comments.htm
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WHERE to submit
http://www.nihms.nih.gov/db/sub.cgi
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