2024 NIH Public Access Policy

For answers to frequently asked questions on the NIH Public Access Policy, please visit:

NIH Resources

• Official NIH FAQ 
• NIH Public Access Website
• Official NIH Writing and Data Management and Sharing Plan
• 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
• Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
• Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy: Publication Costs
• Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy: Government Use License and Rights
• NIH Manuscript Submission Process
• Submission Guide for PubMedCentral
• List of Journals that submit to PubMedCentral

Authors' Alliance Resources

• Authors' Alliance FAQ on NIH Policy
• Authors Alliance Form Collecting Experiences with Federal Public Access Policy Implementation

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Resources

• SPARC NIH Public Access Policy Overview
• Recording of SPARC webcast on “Who Owns Scholarly Work? Copyright and Open Access”

Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS) Resources

• Open Federal Purpose License Factsheet

Other Dartmouth Resources

• BioMedical Library Research Guide
• Geisel School of Medicine
• Public Access to Data Research Guide
• NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (Office of Sponsored Projects)
• NIH Public Access Info Session Slides

These pages offer detailed resources including information on:

•    Understanding copyright and your rights as an author
•    How to submit manuscripts to PubMed Central
•    A list of journals that submit final published articles directly to PubMed Central on behalf of authors

You can email the NIH Office of Science Policy at SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov.