The NIH Public Access Policy applies not just to awardees, but to anyone supported by NIH funds, including NIH staff. A recent memo was distributed to all staff, clearly stating the requirements: “As of April 7, 2008, all NIH employees must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy...We must have 100 percent compliance.”

The Policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that NIH employees author or co-author as part of their official NIH duties, even if the corresponding author or other authors are not supported by NIH. The Public Access Web site provides NIH employees with information about complying with the Policy, including a publishing Cover Sheet for NIH employee authors.

These materials are being made available for reference to the wider research community and institutions as they develop policies and procedures to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

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