Increasing access to publications resulting from National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding offers many benefits to the scientific community and the public who funded the underlying research.

NIH’s default position is maximum transparency regarding research and research findings. This Notice updates the Effective Date of the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, NOT-OD-25-047, to July 1, 2025 at which time it will replace the 2008 Public Access Policy. All other aspects of the Policy remain the same. 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.

Supplemental Guidance, at Notice NOT-OD-25-049 and Notice NOT-OD-25-048, will continue to apply. More information to assist in the implementation of the Policy will be available at: https://sharing.nih.gov/public-access-policy/.

Librarians at the HSHSL can help determine a researcher's compliance status, provide instructions for complying with the Public Access Policy, and answer questions about the NIH Policy. For assistance from the HSHSL, contact nihcompliance@hshsl.umaryland.edu.

NIH provides video tutorials and FAQs on various resources to help ensure compliance. 

eRA Commons: 301-402-7469

NIHMS help desk request form

You can also request additional assistance from NIH at publicaccess@nih.gov.