Navigating Public Access Policies
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Effective on July 1, 2025, the updated NIH Public Access Policy requires all NIH funded investigators to submit their peer-reviewed journal manuscripts to PubMed Central immediately upon the official date of publication. This revision eliminated the previous 12-month embargo period and established immediate deposit as a condition of compliance.
Step-by-step instructions for submitting manuscripts.
Answers to common questions about compliance.
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