NIH Public Access Policy
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The <entity_1> is an open access mandate, drafted in 2004 and mandated in 2008, requiring that research papers describing research funded by the <entity_0> must be available to the public free through PubMed Central within 12 months of publication. The <entity_1> applies Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008) which states: The Director of the <entity_0> shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, that the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.
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