Here is a quick link to the UO's Open Access webpage, where you can start the depositing process for your recently published article, or any other works you would like to preserve and disseminate through our institutional repository, Scholars' Bank:
Federal agencies and private foundations increasingly require the research they fund be made publicly accessible. While specific requirements vary by funder, the goal is the same: ensure that publicly-funded research benefits the public.
This mean you will need to plan ahead to ensure you are complying with your funder's requirements when publishing. This will involve depositing your work in certain repositories, researching publisher policies, and may involve conversations or negotiations with your publisher.
Initially scheduled to go into effect December 31, 2025, the updated NIH public access requirements now take effect July 1, 2025. The policy impacts all journal articles accepted on or after July 1.
The author accepted manuscript must be deposited into PubMed Central immediately upon acceptance for publication. They will become publicly available upon the publication of the article; a change from previous policy which permitted a 12 month embargo.
This policy applies to all peer reviewed articles arising from NIH-funded research whether or not the PI or project director is an author.
The NIH and OVPRI suggest including the following language in your manuscript along with the NIH funding acknowledgement:
“This manuscript is the result of funding in whole or in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is subject to the NIH Public Access Policy. Through acceptance of this federal funding, NIH has been given a right to make this manuscript publicly available in PubMed Central upon the Official Date of Publication, as defined by NIH.”
Read your publishing agreement carefully and ensure it permits deposit of your Author's Accepted Manuscript in PubMed Central without embargo before you sign. At the time of writing (6/13/25), some publishers allow this (Sage, Wiley, AAAS), while others do not (Elsevier, Springer Nature, ACS).
If you wish to proceed with publishing in a journal that forbids the deposit of your manuscript without embargo, you will almost certainly need to set aside grant funds to pay an open access fee.
Deposit your Author Accepted Manuscript into PubMed Central immediately upon its acceptance for publication and ensure you include your PMCID in your reporting, future grant applications, and citations.
To learn about the specific policies of a journal you wish to publish in, check out Open Policy Finder. If you have questions about author rights and publisher negotiations, please contact Scholarly Publishing Librarian Franny Gaede.
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