NIH Public Access Policy
On January 11, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a revised policy that implements Division G, Title II, Section 218 of Public Law 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008). This law states: "SEC. 218. 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."
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is committed to complying with the requirements of this law, which apply to all NIH awards active in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008). To this end, WPI is providing the following information on behalf of its NIH-funded investigators:
Your Rights and Responsibities as an Author
Citing PubMed Central ID Numbers
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