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Effective April 7, 2008, a new law (PL 110-161) mandates the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require all investigators funded by the NIH to submit an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed research journal articles to PubMed Central (PMC) upon acceptance for publication. These must be available no later than 12 months after the official date.
Further, beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central (PMC) or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing articles that arise from their NIH funded research.
As a cooperative effort with the Office of Research Administration, staff of the Health Sciences Library will assist faculty or researchers submit their manuscripts to the PubMed Central archives.
Authors are strongly encouraged to review author-publisher agreements that are affected by this new law and copyright. NIH has suggested the following language for insertion into publishing agreements to retain the limited rights necessary for PubMed Central deposit:
The journal acknowledges that author retains the right to provide a copy of the final manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for journal publication, for public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible but no later than 12 months after publication by the journal.
For more information about the new law and procedures, see the following links:
1. Final Policy Statement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html
2. An overview of the submission process: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process.htm
3. Detailed instructions: http://www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help/index.html
4. A skill kit with tutorials is also available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf08/jf08_skill_kit_manuscript.html
5. List of frequently asked questions (FAQ): http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm
6. Journals that submit final published articles to PubMed Central: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm
7. List of Journals that currently participate in PubMed Central: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/fprender.fcgi?cmd=full_view
As needed, researchers may request library staff to assist them in the submission process: Contact Cheryl Silver at (914) 594 4205 or cheryl_silver@nymc.edu.
For further information about the law and relevant institutional requirements, contact Catharine Crea at (914) 594-4480 or crea@nymc.edu or Diana Cunningham at (914) 594-4207 or diana_cunningham@nymc.edu.