Statements & Notices for Public Access Policy

Find official NIH statements, reports, and guide notices on policies related to the NIH Public Access Policy.

Statements

Letter from Chairman Pitts on the NIH Public Access Policy (November 10, 2011), and Reply from Francis Collins, M.D. (December 16, 2011).
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Committee on Government Oversight and Reform- David J. Lipman, M.D. (July 29, 2010)
Written Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives - Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. (September 11, 2008)
Slides presented to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives (PowerPoint - 2.31 MB) - Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. (September 11, 2008)
Offical Transcript of the Hearing on Fair Copyright in Research Works Act from the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives (PDF - 50 MB) (September 11, 2008)
View comments on the public access policy (March 2008 to May 2008)

Guide Notices

NOT-OD-25-047: 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
NOT-OD-18-011: Statement on Article Publication Resulting from NIH Funded Research
NOT-OD-16-079: Reporting Instructions for Publications Supported by Shared Resources in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) and Renewal Applications
NOT-OD-15-091: Clarifying Publication Reporting Instructions for Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) and Renewal Applications
NOT-OD-15-090: Reporting Publications in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
NOT-OD-13-042: Changes to Public Access Policy Compliance Efforts Apply to All Awards with Anticipated Start Dates on or after July 1, 2013
NOT-OD-13-017: eRA Commons Users Can Now Generate a Publications Report for the PHS 2590 with My NCBI
NOT-OD-13-020: Public Access Compliance Monitor: A New Resource for Institutions to Track Public Access Compliance
NOT-OD-12-160: Upcoming Changes to Public Access Policy Reporting Requirements and Related NIH Efforts to Enhance Compliance
NOT-OD-10-103: My NCBI Tool to Replace eRA Commons for Bibliography Management
NOT-OD-10-009: Until further notice, only papers written in Latin script will be collected via the NIH Manuscript Submission System for the NIH Public Access Policy
NOT-OD-09-136: Clarification on the Use of an NIHMSID to Indicate Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy
NOT-OD-09-071: The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 Makes the NIH Public Access Policy Permanent
NOT-OD-08-119: Reminder Concerning Grantee Compliance with the Public Access Policy and Related NIH Monitoring Activities Compliance
NOT-OD-08-033: NIH Guide Notice for Public Access