Under the policy NIH-funded investigators are required by Federal law to submit (or have submitted for them) to PMC an electronic version of the final, peer-reviewed manuscript upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. The author's final peer-reviewed manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication on or after 4/7/2008, and includes all modifications from the publishing peer review process, and all graphics and supplemental material associated with the article. Institutions and investigators are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning submitted articles reserve adequate right to fully comply with this policy. Applicants citing articles in NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports that fall under the policy, were authored or co-authored by the applicant and arose from NIH support must include the PMCID or NIHMS ID. The NIHMSID may be used to indicate compliance with the Public Access Policy in applications and progress reports for up to three months after a paper is published. After that period, a PMCID must be provided to demonstrate compliance. Information about the policy can be found here, along with additional information about compliance.
The NIH provides extensive training and documentation, links are provided below, but problems, questions, and issues still arise. The IU Libraries are here to help. NIH Public Access compliance consultation services are available at your leisure, convenience, and desired location simply by contacting Amy Minix at alminix@iu.edu. Consultations can cover issues from applicability, to persistent red lights, and verifying PMC IDs. In addition, Public Access Policy and submission training is available for individuals, labs, and research groups.