NIH policy: Who must comply?

NIH Funded Researchers
The policy applies to you if your peer-reviewed article, regardless of the source or amount of funding, is based on work in one or more of the following categories:

  • Directly funded by an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007-September 20, 2008) or beyond
  • Directly funded by a contract signed on or after April 7, 2008
  • Directly funded by the NIH Intramural Program
  • If NIH pays your salary

Note that the policy does not apply to non-peer-reviewed materials such as book chapters, editorials, or correspondence.

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