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September 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about Open October, and updates on the 2024 NIH Policy and My Bibliography.
Author: Cathy Sarli
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- NIH Public Access policy (PMCIDs) and other public access policies
- Selecting a journal, publishing and authorship issues
- Copyright, open access, fair use and author rights
- Research impact
- My Bibliography
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Selecting a Journal for Publication for Reporting of NIH-supported Research? Confirm Journal Policies Before Submitting a Manuscript for Peer Review
The 2024 Updated NIH Public Access Policy is now applicable to peer-reviewed journal articles accepted for publication on or after July 01, 2025. The free pathway to compliance can be achieved by submitting the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) to PubMed Central (PMC) for public availability upon the official date of publication without embargo. Under the [Read more]
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The 2024 Updated NIH Public Access Policy is in Effect: Requirements and NIH Rights Statement
The 2024 Updated NIH Public Access Policy is applicable to peer-reviewed journal articles accepted for publication on or after July 01, 2025.
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July 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about our new tool to find journals eligible for a waiver or discount of the Article Processing Charge, an update on our Elsevier agreement, and the 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports. WashU Journals Eligible for an APC Waiver or Discount Tool Looking for a journal included in agreements with publishers that allow [Read more]
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May 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about an update to the NIH Public Access Policy, and a current tally of Elsevier Article Processing Charge Waivers for WashU Corresponding Authors. NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: Accelerated Effective Date NIH issued a notice on April 30, 2025 as a revision to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications. Per [Read more]
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Revision Notice for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: New Date of July 01, 2025
NIH issued a notice on April 30, 2025 as a revision to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications. The 2024 Policy noted the effective date applicable to: Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication on or after December 31, 2025. Per revision notice: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH [Read more]
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March 2025 scholarly communications round-up
Learn more about the Get the Inside Track on NIH Changes series in April, the new Open Access Policy for the Gates Foundation, and support for Article Processing Charges.
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The Updated 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications
The updated NIH Public Access Policy (2024 Public Access Policy) for publications was issued on December 17, 2024. The updated 2024 Public Access Policy includes two supplemental notices: Publication Costs and Government Use License Use and Rights, and one revised notice: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, issued on [Read more]
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January 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about the new ICMJE recommendations, Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate, and Public Domain Day.
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November 2024 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about PubMed Central’s efforts towards equitable access, publisher agreements for discounts or waivers of Article Processing Charges, and the Smithsonian Open Access images collection.