{"id":741,"date":"2021-04-20T12:54:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mbtguw\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:15:11","slug":"public-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mbtguw\/resources\/public-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Access Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A trainee guide to the NIH Public Access Policy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#Q1\">Do I need to submit my paper to PubMed Central?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q2\">What is PubMed Central and how is it different from PubMed?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q3\">What is a PMCID number and why do I need one?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q4\">When should I submit to PubMed Central?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q5\">My publisher requires a one-year delay before my article is publicly available. Can I wait to submit to PubMed Central?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q6\">How do I submit my manuscript to PubMed Central?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q7\">Now that I know my submission method, how do I proceed?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q8\">How do I use the NIHMS (NIH Manuscript Submission System)?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q9\">Is there a way to track my publications where I can see their PMCID numbers?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Q10\">Other resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q1\">_____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Do I need to submit my paper to PubMed Central?<\/h3>\n<p>The Public Access Policy requires you to submit your paper to PubMed Central if your publication is:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The result of work you do while supported as a trainee<\/li>\n<li>Peer-reviewed<\/li>\n<li>Accepted for publication in a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/publicaccess.nih.gov\/FAQ.htm#4003\">journal<\/a>&nbsp;on or after April 7, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Published in English or another language that uses the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latin-script_alphabet\">Latin Script<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your publication meets all of these criteria your manuscript should be submitted to PubMed Central <em>upon acceptance for publication<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q2\">_____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is PubMed Central and how is it different from PubMed?<\/h3>\n<p>PubMed Central is an archive of full-text journal articles. PubMed is a catalogue of&nbsp;citations and abstracts.&nbsp; Most publications in the biomedical disciplines are referenced in PubMed, but only those articles that are specifically submitted to PubMed Central are found there.&nbsp; Therefore an article\u2019s appearance in PubMed does not mean that it is also in PubMed Central.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q3\">_____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a PMCID number and why do I need one?<\/h3>\n<p>A PMCID or PMC Identifier is assigned by the National Library of Medicine to each full-text article in PubMed Central.&nbsp; NIH requires us to&nbsp;report PMCID numbers for each peer-reviewed publication associated with our trainees\u2019 work performed while funded on the training grant.&nbsp; This is a way for them to verify that we are complying with the public access requirement.&nbsp; If we are not able to provide a PMCID for an applicable trainee publication, this jeopardizes funding not just for the trainee in question but for all MBTG trainees.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q4\">_____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should I submit to PubMed Central?<\/h3>\n<p>Manuscripts should be submitted to PubMed Central as soon as they are accepted for publication.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q5\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My publisher requires a one-year delay before my article is publicly available. Can I wait to submit to PubMed Central?<\/h3>\n<p>No.&nbsp; Part of the submission process involves determining when the article will be made available to the public, which may be up to a year after the date of publication.&nbsp; However the manuscript still needs to be submitted to the PubMed Central archives when it is accepted for publication.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q6\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I submit my manuscript to PubMed Central?<\/h3>\n<p>There are several submission methods.&nbsp;Which one you&nbsp;need to use&nbsp;depends on the journal that is publishing your paper.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/determine-submission-methods\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/determine-submission-methods\">Submission method A journals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/selective-deposit-in-PMC\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/selective-deposit-in-PMC\">Submission method B journals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-d-publishers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-d-publishers\">Submission method D journals<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Submission method C is used with all other journals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"Q7\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now that I know my submission method, how do I proceed?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-a-best-practices\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-a-best-practices\">Submission method A best practices<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-b-best-practices\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/submitting-to-pubmed-central\/method-b-best-practices\">Submission method B best practices<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/reporting-publications-to-nih\/submitting-papers-through-the-nihms-methods-c-and-d-best-practices\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/reporting-publications-to-nih\/submitting-papers-through-the-nihms-methods-c-and-d-best-practices\">Submission method C and D best practices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q8\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I use the NIHMS (NIH Manuscript Submission System)?<\/h3>\n<p>You (or one of the authors on the paper) will need to use the NIHMS if you are submitting via method C or method D. See:<br \/>Submitting papers through the NIHMS: <a href=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/reporting-publications-to-nih\/submitting-papers-through-the-nihms-methods-c-and-d-best-practices\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sharing.nih.gov\/public-access-policy\/reporting-publications-to-nih\/submitting-papers-through-the-nihms-methods-c-and-d-best-practices\">Methods C and D Best Practices<\/a><br \/>NIHMS Submission Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwIrhRTj8-M\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwIrhRTj8-M\">NIHMS Deposit and Initial Approval<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihms.nih.gov\/help\/tutorials\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nihms.nih.gov\/help\/tutorials\/\">NIHMS Tutorials<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihms.nih.gov\/help\/faq\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nihms.nih.gov\/help\/faq\/\">NIHMS FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q9\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a way to track my publications where I can see their PMCID numbers?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>MyNCBI<\/strong>&nbsp;is a feature of the National Center for Biotechnology Information databases that allows saved records\/searches, and customized results. References saved will have PMCIDs automatically updated when available.<br \/><strong>MyBibliography&nbsp;<\/strong>is a reference tool within MyNCBI that helps save citations directly from PubMed or, if not found there, to manually enter citations using templates (otherwise static until updates are made). Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/guides.lib.uw.edu\/c.php?g=99108&amp;p=641952\">UW Health Sciences MyNCBI guide&nbsp;<\/a>to learn more about using these tools.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Q10\">____<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other resources<\/h3>\n<p>NIH\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.nih.gov\/\">Public Access Policy site<br \/><\/a>NIH\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.nih.gov\/faq.htm\">Public Access FAQs<\/a><br \/>UW Health Sciences\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/guides.lib.uw.edu\/hsl\/nihpap\/about\">NIH Public Access Policy Help Guide<br \/><\/a>UW Health Sciences\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.hsl.washington.edu\/media\/howto\/NIH_PAP_Checklist.pdf\">NIH Public Access Policy Check List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trainee guide to the NIH Public Access Policy Do I need to submit my paper to PubMed Central? What is PubMed Central and how is it different from PubMed? What is a PMCID number and why do I need one? 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