Overview
On April 30, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya accelerated the implementation date of revisions to the agency’s public access to publications and data policy from December 31, 2025, to July 1, 2025.
Guidelines
- Peer reviewed publications derived from the direct support of NIH awards and accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025, must be added to PubMed Central by their official publication dates and be made fully accessible on that date. Articles accepted for publication before July 1, 2025, will continue to use the NIH’s 2008 (2013) public access policies.
- The author accepted version of the publication must be submitted to the PubMed Central, or, when permitted by a formal agreement between the journal and the National Library of Medicine, the final published article.
- Awardees must explicitly grant the NIH the right to make manuscripts available in PubMed Central without an embargo, which is similar to rights under the Federal Purpose License.
- The PubMed Central submission process shall remain free.
Public Access Service
At UW-Madison, Public Access Service provides guidance on public access to publications for federal agencies and private funders.
General Compliance Questions
Sarah Johnson-Schlueter
Compliance Manager
(608) 265-3752
sarah.johnsonschlueter@wisc.edu