Manuscript submissions in support of the NIH Public Access Policy: MLA 2008
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Manuscript submissions in support of the NIH Public Access Policy
Bart Trawick, Ph.D.
National Center for Biotechnology Information,
National Library of Medicine
MLA 2008
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What is the NIH Public Access Policy?
- Mandatory as of April 7, 2008
- Submit final, peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication
- Supported, in whole or in part, with direct costs from NIH
- Not covered: book chapters, editorials, or conference proceedings
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Access: Open* vs Public
Open
- Free to use & distribute
- Derivative works with attribution
- Available immediately upon publication
Public
- Copyright enforced
- Accessed under fair use principles
- Ebargoed for up to 1 year
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PubMed
- Indexed citations and abstracts
PubMed Central
- Full-text journal articles with figures, PDFs and supplemental files
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Research/publishing cycle
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Four ways to comply
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Submissions: PMC vs NIHMS
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Entry to the system
- NIH Login
- eRA Login
- My NCBI Login (not authenticated)
- HHMI Login
- Publisher Login
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PubMed Central Process (1)
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PubMed Central Process (2)
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What to submit
- Journal name
- Manuscript title
- NIH funding source(s)
- Manuscript files (including supplemental materials)
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First approval: the submitted materials
- Log in via authenticated route
- Review PDF Receipt
- Choose embargo
- Submission statement
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What happens next?
- Files are converted to XML by external contractors
- NIHMS staff carefully reviews converted materials
- Submission is associated with a PubMed citation
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Step 2: approve the PMC version
- Corresponding PI is notified via email
- Corrections may be requested
- Necessary for inclusion to PMC
- Embargo period begins at the date of final print publication
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Author Manuscripts in PubMed Central
author manuscript [filter]
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Manuscripts ready for, or loaded into PubMed Central
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Help resources
- Submission tutorials available at NIHMS: //www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help
- FAQs on Public Access Policy and NIHMS: //publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
- NIHMS Help Desk: //www.nihms.nih.gov
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Questions?
Last Reviewed: June 4, 2008