LibGuides: NIH Public Access Policy, MyNCBI, and NIH Biosketch: Submission Methods

Submission Methods

	Method A Journal deposits final published articles in PubMed Central without author involvement	Method B Author asks publisher to deposit specific final published article in PMC	Method C Author deposits final peer-reviewed manuscript in PMC via the NIHMS	Method D Author completes submission of final peer-reviewed manuscript deposited by publisher in the NIHMS
Version of Paper Submitted	Final Published Article	Final Published Article	Final Peer-Reviewed Manuscript	Final Peer-Reviewed Manuscript
Task 1: Who starts the deposit process?	Publisher	Publisher	Author or designee, via NIHMS	Publisher
Task 2: Who approves paper for processing?	Publisher	Publisher	Author, via NIHMS	Author, via NIHMS
Task 3: Who approves paper for Pub Med Central display?	Publisher	Publisher	Author, via NIHMS	Author, via NIHMS
Participating journal/publisher	Method A Journals	Make arrangements with these publishers	Check publishing agreement	Make arrangements with these publishers
Who is Responsible?	NIH Awardee	NIH Awardee	NIH Awardee	NIH Awardee
To cite papers, from acceptance for publication to 3 months post publication	PMCID or “PMC Journal- In Process”	PMCID or “PMC Journal- In Process”	PMCID or NIHMSID	PMCID or NIHMSID
To cite papers, 3 months post publication and beyond	PMCID	PMCID	PMCID	PMCID