Guide to the NIH Public Access Mandate  Tags: nih open_access pubmed_central  

The purpose of this site is to help University of Illinois authors comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

As of April 7, 2008, all peer-reviewed works that are the result of funding from the NIH must be submitted into PubMed Central, making them freely available to all. An embargo on the availablity of the research is allowed of up to 12 months after publication.

Furthermore, as of May 25th, 2008, all grant submissions that reference articles that fall under this mandate must include the PubMed Central ID number, thus proving the author's compliance with the mandate.

Navigating through the tabs you will find:

• FAQ
  General information and answers to frequently asked questions about the Policy.
  
  
• Step 1: Copyright considerations
  Resources to help you figure out if you have the RIGHT to deposit your work in PubMed Central.
  
  
• Step 2: Submitting your paper
  Basic, step by step instructions for depositing your work.
  
  
• Your next grant
  How to find the PMCID number for your papers, which you must use during grant renewals, reports and applications.
  
  
• Let us do it for you.
  How you can have the Library do the submission for you.
  
  
• Links & Contacts
  Useful links & local contacts who can help you.
  

Fiction	Fact
The mandate is to publish in open access journals.	The mandate is to deposit in an open access repository (PubMed Central).
The mandate is to bypass journals and peer review.	The mandate is to provide open access to articles already published in peer-reviewed journals.
The mandate applies to the published version of articles.	The mandate applies to the final versions of the authors’ peer-reviewed manuscripts.
The mandate directs deposits to PubMed.	The mandate directs deposits to PubMed Central.
The mandate requires a 12-month embargo on the copy in PubMed Central.	The mandate permits an embargo of up to 12 months on the copy in PubMed Central.
The new NIH budget is US$29 million.	The new NIH budget is US$29 billion.
The new mandate will last for only 1 year.	The new mandate will last indefinitely.
The mandate requires violation of copyright law.	The mandate requires compliance with copyright law.

From: Peter Suber, Open Medicine, Vol 2, No 2 (2008)