The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy requires all peer-reviewed publications resulting from NIH-funded research to be deposited in PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication, so that they are made publicly available no more than 12 months after publication.
These Federal Agencies require public access to peer-reviewed author manuscripts as well as the underlying research data:
Important: All of the listed mandates on this page, with the exception of USDA and FDA, will utilize NIHMS and require manuscript submission to PubMed Central. Use the links and resources listed under NIH Public Access Policy to make sure you are in compliance.
