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Increasing access to publications resulting from federally funded research offers many benefits to the scientific community and the public. Access can accelerate research, generate higher quality scientific results, encourage greater scientific integrity, and enable future inquiry, discovery, and translation for NIH-supported research. Importantly, these efforts also uphold NIH’s commitment to responsible stewardship of the Nation’s investment in biomedical research by improving transparency and accessibility of taxpayer-funded research.
The NIH Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-25-047) is now in effect as of July 1, 2025.
The Policy will continue to apply to any author accepted manuscript accepted for publication in a journal that is the result of funding by NIH in whole or in part through a grant or cooperative agreement, including training grants, a contract, an other transaction, NIH intramural research, or the official work of an NIH employee. Author accepted manuscripts meeting this qualification and with acceptance dates on or after July 1, 2025, are subject to the Policy.
Read more on the NIH website: https://sharing.nih.gov/public-access-policy/.