On December 17, 2024, the NIH released its updated 2024 Public Access Policy requiring that peer-reviewed research published on or after December 31st, 2025 must be made publicly accessible in PubMed Central upon publication. Until then, NIH's current 2008 Policy remains in effect.
As of 2008, per the NIH Grants Policy Statement, all published research funded by the National Institutes of Health must be made publicly accessible in PubMed Central within one year of publication.
The NIH Public Access Policy implements Division F Section 217 of PL111-8 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009).
The NIH public access policy applies to any manuscript that:
This guide is sourced from the National Institute of Health's Resources for Public Access Policy which contains abundant tutorials and FAQs to help you navigate NIH's Public Access Policy, including:
About the implications of the policy:
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