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 revision notice: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, the new effective date of the 2024 Policy is now applicable to:
Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication
on or after July 01, 2025
The table below outlines a summary of changes to the updated NIH Public Access Policy.
For more information:
- Becker Library. Revision Notice for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: New Date of July 01, 2025. April 30, 2025.
- Washington University in St. Louis. Research News. Revision Notice for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications. April 30, 2025.
- NIH. Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-101. April 30, 2025.
- NIH. Accelerating Access to Research Results: New Implementation Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy. April 30, 2025.
- NIH Office of Science Policy. Transforming Transparency Through Policy. April 30, 2025.
- Becker Library Guide. NIH Public Access Policy: 2008 and 2024 Policy Points.
Elsevier Article Processing Charge (APC) Waivers for WashU Corresponding Authors who Publish Their Work Under an Open Access License
We are in the second year of our Agreement with Elsevier that allows for a full waiver of the APC for WashU Corresponding Authors who publish their work under an Open Access license in a journal that offers Open Access publishing (Hybrid journal) as an option. A Hybrid journal is a subscription-based journal that offers authors the option to publish their work under an Open Access license and issues of the journal will contain a mix of subscription and Open Access articles.
The table displays the number of remaining waivers for authors who publish their work under an Open Access license in a Hybrid journal or a Hybrid Cell Press journal.
| Journal Bundle | Number of Waivers | Remaining Waivers |
| Hybrid Journals | 455 | 375 |
| Hybrid Cell Press | 62 | 44 |
*current as of May 23, 2025.
The agreement also allows for an APC discount for authors who publish their work in Gold Open Access journal. The APC discount is 25% for Gold journals and 10% for Gold Cell Press and Lancet journals. Please see: Elsevier APC Waivers and Discounts for WashU Authors for more information.
Readings:
Oransky I, Marcus A. Why Universities Should Make Misconduct Reports Public. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. Published online 2025:1-5. doi:10.1017/jme.2025.39.
Kwon D. Science Sleuths Flag Hundreds Of Papers That Use AI Without Disclosing It. Nature News. April 24, 2025.
PLOS. Why We Need to Go ‘Beyond The Article’ to Transform Research. March 25, 2025.
Tu L. Strengthening and Expanding Access to Scholarly Publishing. American Psychological Association. April 1, 2025.
Shaw D. The digital erosion of intellectual integrity: why misuse of generative AI is worse than plagiarism. AI & Soc. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02362-2.
Orrall A. Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors. Retraction Watch. May 15, 2025.