How are Publishers Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy?

The NIH expects journals to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy through one of the methods listed underneath How to Submit. It is important to establish whether a journal's policies actually allow compliance, ideally before you have submitted an article to the journal. This can be accomplished through a close reading of the author agreement, using one of the tools listed below, and contacting the journal directly.

Important Tools

• Open Policy Finder is the place to start when you are determining if a journal's policies fit with the NIH Public Access Policy.
• Publishing Considerations for when you are choosing a journal.
• NIH's List of Journals that submit all NIH-funded Final Published Articles to PMC. Please note: journals on this list may not yet be in compliance with 2024 NIH Public Access Policy changes.
• Publisher Policies on NIH-Funded Authors (created by the Open Access Directory)