Librarians at the Lamar Soutter Library are available to help UMass Chan Medical School researchers by answering questions about the law, helping with copyright questions, troubleshooting compliance issues, and providing training or assisting with using the NIH online submission system.
Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS
Manager, Research & Scholarly Communication Services
sally.gore@umassmed.edu
Leah Honor, MLIS
Research Data & Scholarly Communications Librarian
leah.honor@umassmed.edu
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Please refer to our guides for specific information about:
NIH Public Access Policy Mandating Zero Embargo Now in Effect
Effective July 1, 2025, the NIH Public Access Policy is in effect and manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal on or after July 1, 2025, must be submitted to PubMed Central for public availability without embargo upon the official date of publication.
To assist with compliance, NIH has developed a new website dedicated to the Public Access Policy which includes an overview of the policy, supplemental guidance, tips for submitting to PubMed Central, contact information, and FAQs. The site can be found at: https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-access.
Questions can be sent to SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system to facilitate the submission of peer-reviewed manuscripts for inclusion in PubMed Central (PMC) in support of the NIH Public Access Policy. An overview and step-by-step tutorials are available.
Helpful tools, tutorials, and FAQs from the NIH:
Contact one of the librarians listed on this page!
NCBI Help Desk answers questions about My NCBI and My Bibliography. Provide your NCBI user name, eRA Commons user name, the email address(es) associated with the accounts, and the full citation for papers.
NIHMS Help Desk answers questions about manuscript submissions to the NIH Manuscript Submission System.
eRA Service Desk answers questions about eRA Commons and submitting progress reports (RPPRs). They can also be reached by phone Monday-Friday 7 am-8 pm Eastern at 1-866-504-9552 (toll free) or 301-402-7469. Press 1 for eRA Commons or ASSIST.
Public Access Mailbox provides help complying with the NIH Public Access Policy.