Scholarly Publication
Copyright, access, and NIH policy
NIH-Funded Research and the New NIH Public Access Policy
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As of April 7, 2008, scientists receiving grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must submit copies of their research papers to PubMed Central (PMC) when those papers are accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. PMC will then make the papers freely available to the public within 12 months of publication.
Authors and Copyright
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See What You Can Do to influence these issues as a participant in the scholarly communication process.
The Scholarly Publication at Risk section explains ways that the scholarly publishing market affects scholars' access to research output.