Introduction

Recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) should be aware of a new reporting requirement (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html) that went into effect on April 7, 2008.  Principal investigators must ensure that electronic versions of any peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funding and accepted for publication after that date are deposited in PubMed Central (PMC), NIH's digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.  Full text of the articles will then be made freely available to the public no later than 12 months after publication.  The requirement applies to any NIH direct funding, including grants, contracts, training grants, subcontracts, etc.  In addition, beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal, or progress report to NIH must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission Reference Number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH-funded research.

• Who is affected by the new reporting requirement?
• Important information on your rights
• Complying with the new requirement
• How the new reporting requirement will help you
• More information

 

We would like to hear about your experience with the new requirement: nihmandate@cornell.edu