Learn more about the 2026 Journal Citation Reports and the M-index. 2026 Journal Citation Reports Clarivate Analytics recently released the 2026 edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR), reflecting 2025 data. The 2026 release includes rankings across 254 subject categories for over 22,000 journals from 113 countries. The release includes unified rankings among all journals indexed [Read more]
The 2024 Updated NIH Policy removed the 12-month embargo and requires Author Accepted Manuscripts (AAM) to be made publicly available in PubMed Central (PMC) upon the official date of publication. “The NIH Public Access Policy requires Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal, on or after July 1, 2025, to be submitted to [Read more]
ORCID Link displays on the NIH Biosketch Common Form Applicants may have noticed that the instructions for the new NIH Biosketch Common Form and Supplement no longer allow applicants to include the link to their My Bibliography so reviewers can view a full list of publications. Applicants are also limited to citing ten publications. However, [Read more]
Learn more about policy impact, a new initiative from ACAAI for authors who publish in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and readings related to ethical considerations in academic publishing including AI and guest editor practices.
Recap Recommendations for NIH-funded Authors Plan ahead. Communicate with co-authors about funder requirements and journal decisions before submitting a manuscript for peer review. Include the NIH Rights Statement in manuscripts submitted for peer review. This statement can be included with the grants acknowledgement section. The NIH Rights Statement serves to inform publishers and journals that the work [Read more]
Learn more about the new requirements for the Common Forms, resources to identify the impact of publication and Generative AI tools. NIH Biosketch and SciENcv The NIH recently announced new requirements for applicants: Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026. [Read more]
The NIH recently announced their official Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026. Applications, RPPRs, prior approval requests and JIT submissions on or after January 25, 2026 must use the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement. Most of [Read more]
Since October 2022, the Bernard Becker Medical Library has been monitoring ORCID adoption among the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty. This process was in response to the August 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy memo: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research, (OSTP Memo). In [Read more]
Learn more about an upcoming NIH Biosketch and SciENcv session, waivers or discounts for Article Processing Charges for Elsevier journals, and the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List. NIH Biosketch and NCBI SciENcv Join us for an upcoming Zoom session: NIH Biosketch and NCBI SciENcv, on November 21, 2025, 11 am to Noon. Are you preparing [Read more]
In preparation for the upcoming change to the Common Forms, the NIH announced a Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. Preview versions of the forms are now available in SciENcv, a tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The preview forms cannot be used for [Read more]