1. NIH Public Access Policy

2. The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer- reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law. The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer- reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law. Public Law 110-161, Division G, Title II, Section 218 Public Law 110-161, Division G, Title II, Section 218

3. Key dates April 7, 2008: Articles accepted for publication on or after this date must be deposited in PubMed Central April 7, 2008: Articles accepted for publication on or after this date must be deposited in PubMed Central May 25, 2008: Beginning on this date, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing articles arising from their NIH funded research. (This includes applications submitted to the NIH for the 5/25/08 and subsequent due dates.) May 25, 2008: Beginning on this date, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing articles arising from their NIH funded research. (This includes applications submitted to the NIH for the 5/25/08 and subsequent due dates.)

6. What does it mean for Researchers/Authors? Must retain copyright sufficient to grant PMC a license for public access Must retain copyright sufficient to grant PMC a license for public access Submission of accepted article using the PMC website (including confirmation of the final version) Submission of accepted article using the PMC website (including confirmation of the final version) Verification of compliance in later applications by use of the PMC reference numbers Verification of compliance in later applications by use of the PMC reference numbers

7. Retaining Copyright Carefully read copyright statement to see what rights are being assigned to whom Carefully read copyright statement to see what rights are being assigned to whom Publish in journals that comply with NIH Mandate – some journals will submit for author Publish in journals that comply with NIH Mandate – some journals will submit for author Negotiate with publisher – see author addendum at sciencecommons.org Negotiate with publisher – see author addendum at sciencecommons.org

9. NIH Suggested Addenda The Journal acknowledges that Author retains the right to provide a copy of the final manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for Journal publication, for public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible but no later than 12 months after publication by Journal. The Journal acknowledges that Author retains the right to provide a copy of the final manuscript to the NIH upon acceptance for Journal publication, for public archiving in PubMed Central as soon as possible but no later than 12 months after publication by Journal.

10. Columbia University welcomes the opportunity to implement the NIH Public Access Policy. We believe that the policy is consistent with the general educational and research objectives of the university and the broader research community and of the right of the public to access government-supported research. (funded university) Columbia University welcomes the opportunity to implement the NIH Public Access Policy. We believe that the policy is consistent with the general educational and research objectives of the university and the broader research community and of the right of the public to access government-supported research. (funded university) We write in very strong support of the new NIH public access requirement and its implementation in April. This requirement will hasten the availability of biomedical research results from NIH grantees at UNC Chapel Hill and from leading scientists elsewhere. (funded university) We write in very strong support of the new NIH public access requirement and its implementation in April. This requirement will hasten the availability of biomedical research results from NIH grantees at UNC Chapel Hill and from leading scientists elsewhere. (funded university) Please give us FREE ACCESS to published results of government funded cancer studies....It will eliminate the current time-consuming need to drive to the nearest medical library and search the journals, and enable us to make better decisions as to diagnosis and treatment options. (patient) Please give us FREE ACCESS to published results of government funded cancer studies....It will eliminate the current time-consuming need to drive to the nearest medical library and search the journals, and enable us to make better decisions as to diagnosis and treatment options. (patient)

14. Verification of compliance in later applications by use of the PMC reference numbers