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Managing NIH Public Access Compliance: Copyright

Work with the publisher


Authors must retain sufficient copyright to ensure that all conditions of the NIH Public Access Policy can be met.

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      • When you submit your article, inform the publisher that it is subject to the NIH mandate and must be submitted to PubMed Central.
         
      • Consider using this sample letter from the Association of Research Libraries that can be edited and sent along with your manuscript submission. It notifies the editor and publisher that your research was supported by the NIH, and thus subject to its requirements.
         
  • Prior to signing the author or publication agreement make sure you and the publisher, have agreed on the following:
    • Method of submission
    • Which version will be submitted?
    • Who will submit & approve the submission?
    • When will the paper be made public on PMC?
  • If you have any doubt, insert the following text into the copyright tranfer document before signing:
    “Journal acknowledges that Author retains the right to provide a copy of the final peer-reviewed manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for Journal publication, for public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible but no later than 12 months after publication by Journal.” 
    Source: NIH Website: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#778​

Copyright symbol designed by David Wees.