NIH Public Access Policy FAQ

So that the NIH may make the manuscript available from PubMed Central, and under the terms of the NIH Public Access Policy, authors must agree to a submission statement that includes a standard license mirroring the Government Use License: 

“I hereby grant to NIH, a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use this work for Federal purposes and to authorize others to do so. This grant of rights includes the right to make the final, peer-reviewed manuscript publicly available in PubMed Central upon the Official Date of Publication.” 

Read more about depositing in PubMed Central.

Contact Countway Library’s Publishing and Data Services for guidance on PubMed Central and how to ensure your article counts toward compliance.