NIH Public Access Policy Compliance for Researchers at NC State

As of April 7, 2008, the NIH Public Access Policy requires investigators, or designees on their behalf, to submit NIH funded peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication, to PubMed Central, a publicly accessible digital archive.

Background information on the NIH Public Access Policy, details of the submission process, and other FAQs are available from the NIH Public Access Policy site.

Does this Policy apply to you?

This Policy applies to you if your peer-reviewed article is based on research that meets one or more of the following categories:

• Research directly funded in any part by an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007- September 30, 2008) or beyond;
• Research directly funded in any part by a contract signed on or after April 7, 2008;
• Research directly funded in any part by the NIH Intramural Program;
• NIH pays your salary.

How to comply

This 2-page handout provides an overview of the policy and outlines a 3-step process of ensuring compliance for NC State researchers.

NCSU Libraries is collaborating with the Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services to assist researchers at NC State understand and comply with this new NIH Public Access Policy.

For more information about NIH compliance at NC State, contact

Articles on NIH Compliance

"Managing Copyright for NIH Public Access: Strategies to Ensure Compliance" by Kevin Smith. http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-258-copyright.pdf