Manuscript submissions in support of the NIH Public Access Policy: MLA 2008

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Manuscript submissions in support of the NIH Public Access Policy

Bart Trawick, Ph.D.
National Center for Biotechnology Information,
National Library of Medicine
MLA 2008

http://nihms.nih.gov

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What is the NIH Public Access Policy?

• Mandatory as of April 7, 2008
• Submit final, peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication
• Supported, in whole or in part, with direct costs from NIH
• Not covered: book chapters, editorials, or conference proceedings

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Access: Open* vs Public

Open

• Free to use & distribute
• Derivative works with attribution
• Available immediately upon publication

Public

• Copyright enforced
• Accessed under fair use principles
• Ebargoed for up to 1 year

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PubMed

• Indexed citations and abstracts

PubMed Central

• Full-text journal articles with figures, PDFs and supplemental files

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Research/publishing cycle

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Four ways to comply

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Submissions: PMC vs NIHMS

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Entry to the system

• NIH Login
• eRA Login
• My NCBI Login (not authenticated)
• HHMI Login
• Publisher Login

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PubMed Central Process (1)

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PubMed Central Process (2)

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What to submit

• Journal name
• Manuscript title
• NIH funding source(s)
• Manuscript files (including supplemental materials)

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First approval: the submitted materials

• Log in via authenticated route
• Review PDF Receipt
• Choose embargo
• Submission statement

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What happens next?

• Files are converted to XML by external contractors
• NIHMS staff carefully reviews converted materials
• Submission is associated with a PubMed citation

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Step 2: approve the PMC version

• Corresponding PI is notified via email
• Corrections may be requested
• Necessary for inclusion to PMC
• Embargo period begins at the date of final print publication

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Author Manuscripts in PubMed Central

author manuscript [filter]

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Manuscripts ready for, or loaded into PubMed Central

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Help resources

• Submission tutorials available at NIHMS: http://www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help
• FAQs on Public Access Policy and NIHMS: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
• NIHMS Help Desk: http://www.nihms.nih.gov

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Questions?

Last updated: 04 June 2008
First published: 04 June 2008
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