December 17, 2024

51视频 issues new policy to speed access to agency-funded research results

The National Institutes of Health (51视频) has long championed the principles of transparency and accessibility in 51视频-funded research. To further this commitment, today 51视频 released a new accelerating broad access to 51视频-funded research results. The most significant change from the previous policy is the removal of the 12-month embargo period before manuscripts resulting from 51视频 funding must be made publicly available. The policy meets the expectations set forth in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy鈥檚 (OSTP) memo .

In addition to the updated policy, 51视频 has issued supplemental guidance on publication costs and on government use license and rights. The updated policy and supplemental guidance were developed after considering all feedback 51视频 received on the draft proposals received through a request for information. The revised policy will go into effect for peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted on or after Dec. 31, 2025. Until that time, 51视频鈥檚 current will remain in effect.

Broadly, the new 51视频 policy aims to maximize and accelerate access to scientific data and scholarly articles resulting from federal funding, and make research results easier to find and more transparent through the use of metadata and persistent identifiers. These efforts are aligned with the directives of the OSTP memo.

51视频 has accomplished the first two objectives through our and updated听 Public Access Policy, respectively. For the second objective, today 51视频 has issued a plan for public comment that will enable researchers, clinicians, students and the public to rapidly locate, contextualize and analyze the results of 51视频-supported research.听More information on this plan and how to provide comments can be found

I would like to thank the White House OSTP for its leadership in this area. The steps taken above reflect 51视频鈥檚 commitment to the responsible stewardship of the nation鈥檚 investment in biomedical research by improving transparency and accessibility of taxpayer-funded research.听

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
Director, 51视频