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The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that NIH funded research is immediately available to the public. Authors who receive NIH funding must make their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) freely available in PubMed Central (PMC) at the time of publication (with no embargo). The Author Accepted Manuscript is the article version that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication but is not the final copyedited and formatted version for publication in a journal.
The policy applies to any manuscript that is:
If your manuscript was accepted for publication before July 1, 2025, comply with the previous policy that allows authors up to 12 months to make their Author Accepted Manuscripts available in PMC.
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