NIH Public Access Policy

Public Access Compliance Tutorial

Useful Materials

Letter Templates
If the publisher’s policy does not allow deposit, use the Letter to the Publisher (pdf) from the UC Office of Technology Transfer.  Another option is to modify the publisher’s copyright transfer agreement to retain the right to make the article available in PMC by attaching a NIH Addendum (pdf).  If you are unable to determine if you have permission to submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript to NIHMS, you will need to contact the publisher to ask for permission.

Guidance on How To Cite the UC Davis CTSC Grant

Checklist for Authors
Offers recommended steps related to the NIH Public Access Policy for authors to take from prior to article submission to after publication. Created by the UC Davis CTSC.

NIH Public Access Compliance Toolkit
This toolkit provides educational and other resources to help you comply with this policy.

Steps for Retroactive Compliance of Works Under the NIH Public Access Policy (with hyperlinks)
Provides guidance for anyone who is working to bring published articles into compliance. Includes hyperlinks to relevant tools and information. Created by Cathy Sarli at Becker Library, with permission.

Submission Methods and Documenting Compliance (with hyperlinks)
Provides a chart of the four different paths for article submission into PMC. Includes hyperlinks to further guidance and tools. Adapted by the UC Davis CTSC from Cathy Sarli at Becker Library, with permission.

Overview of NIH Public Access Policy (video)
A videorecording of a presentation on the NIH Public Access Policy from the UCD Publishing Symposium that took place on the UC Davis Health campus in October 2017.