The NIH Manuscript Submission system allows you to submit an electronic version
of your peer-reviewed final manuscript for inclusion in PubMed Central.
News & Updates
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NIHMS (NIH Manuscript Submission) system is currently accepting submissions from:
- eRA Commons (for NIH Extramural principal investigators, grantees or applicants)
- NIH Login (for Intramural NIH scientists and staff)
- HHMI Login (for HHMI-funded investigators)
- My NCBI (for third party submitters)
- Publishers that have registered for an NIHMS Publisher Login account
Wellcome Trust
(submissions of Wellcome Trust funded articles now need to be made with the UK Manuscript Submission System (UKMSS))
Help
- What is the NIH Public Access Policy? The NIH maintains a web page with information relating to the Public Access Policy.
- Do you have questions about the submission process? Refer to the NIHMS FAQ. Illustrated submission tutorials are also available.
- Publishers may find information on how to submit on behalf of authors as well as other concerns in the Publisher FAQ.
- The NIHMS also maintains a help desk to assist users with manuscript submissions, and answer any questions related to the submission process. Contact the help desk with your queries.
- Email questions and comments regarding the NIH Public Access Policy to PublicAccess@nih.gov.