Summary of Options: 4 Methods
There are four methods to ensure that an applicable paper is submitted to PubMed Central (PMC) in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. Authors may use whichever method is most appropriate for them and consistent with their publishing agreement. Click on the method in the table for details.
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Method A |
Method B |
Method C |
Method D |
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Version of Paper Submitted |
Final Published Article |
Final Published Article |
Final Peer-Reviewed Manuscript |
Final Peer-Reviewed Manuscript |
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Task 1: Who starts the deposit process? |
Publisher |
Publisher |
Author or designee, via NIHMS |
Publisher |
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Task 2: Who approves paper for processing? |
Publisher |
Publisher |
Author, via NIHMS |
Author, via NIHMS |
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Task 3: Who approves paper for Pub Med Central display? |
Publisher |
Publisher |
Author, via NIHMS |
Author, via NIHMS |
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Participating journal/publisher |
Method A Journals |
Make arrangements with these publishers |
Check publishing agreement |
Check publishing agreement |
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Who is Responsible? |
NIH Awardee |
NIH Awardee |
NIH Awardee |
NIH Awardee |
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To cite papers, from acceptance for publication to 3 months post publication |
PMCID or “PMC Journal- In Process” |
PMCID or “PMC Journal- In Process” |
PMCID or NIHMSID |
PMCID or NIHMSID |
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To cite papers, 3 months post publication and beyond |
PMCID |
PMCID |
PMCID |
PMCID |
Tracking Publications: MyNCBI - My Bibliography
My Bibliography is service available through your free account in MyNCBI. MyNCBI accounts must be linked to your eRA Commons account in order to see the Awards View. You can add eRA Commons as a Linked Account from the account settings screen in MyNCBI (click on your username in the upper right corner).
My Bibliography is designed for authors to easily collect citations for their publications that has added features to track and manage compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy as well as generate Research Performance Progress Reports.
See the NLM Technical Bulletin on My Bibliography: Award Compliance Reports in PDF for eRA Commons Users.
