The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled its new Public Access Policy, which will take effect on December 31, 2025. This policy marks a significant update from the 2008 version, which required NIH-funded research articles to be accessible on PubMed Central (PMC) within 12 months of publication. The new policy eliminates this 12-month embargo, ensuring immediate access to NIH-funded research upon publication.
Key Points of the New Policy:
- No Open Access Fees Required: Compliance with the policy does not require payment of open access fees to journals. Authors simply need to deposit their accepted manuscripts into PMC upon publication.
- Immediate Access: NIH-funded research articles will be available on PMC immediately after publication, with no embargo period.
- Effective Date: Applies to manuscripts accepted for publication on or after December 31, 2025.
- Policy Origin: This update follows the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo from August 2022, which called for free and immediate access to federally funded research.
For more details, please refer to the official notice NOT-OD-25-047.
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