NIH Public Access Mandate

“Important Dates

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy is a Term and Condition of Award for all grants and cooperative agreements active in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007- September 30, 2008.) or beyond, and for all contracts awarded after April 7, 2008.

• April 7, 2008 – As of April 7, 2008, all articles arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.
• May 25, 2008 – As of May 25, 2008, NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing an article that falls under the policy and is authored or co-authored by the investigator, or arose from the investigator’s NIH award. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for the May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates. “

For more information see:

http://www.library.cmu.edu/OtherInfo/NIHmandate.html