The 2024 Updated NIH Public Access Policy is applicable to peer-reviewed journal articles accepted for publication on or after July 01, 2025.
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]
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]
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]
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.
The NIH announced in July 2024 that applicants and funded investigators will be required to use SciENcv for deadlines on or after May 25, 2025. SciENcv, a tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), already allows researchers to create and certify NSF documents. It will soon be required to create and certify the [Read more]
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]
Learn more about the new ICMJE recommendations, Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate, and Public Domain Day.
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.
Learn more about Open October, and the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for NIH, SciENcv, and ORCID.