Guides @ UF: NIH Public Access Policy and Manuscript Submission: Journal Policies

Useful Links

Jisc Open Policy Finder
Extensive source of information on publisher self-archiving policies
Journal Search for Waivers/Discounts for UF Authors
- find journals included in our libraries open access agreements
Publisher Discounts/Waivers to UF Authors
- List of publishers providing waivers or discounts on APCs to UF authors
Penn State University Libraries Green OA LibGuide
- list of publishers and journals allowing deposit in PubMed Central without an embargo
Author's Rights Information from Smathers Libraries
Authors Alliance
Q & A regarding new NIH policy
SPARC Article Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency
Created by Johns Hopkins University Libraries and SPARC, this resource allows the user to track and compare U.S. funding agencies' article sharing requirements

Publishers that appear to allow authors to comply with the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy without paying a fee

Mary Ann Liebert

- see Green Open Access/Self-Archiving section of their policy

- appears to allow author to post the accepted manuscript in PubMed Central immediately upon publication

- no charge to author

- no embargo period

Sage

- see Green Open Access: Sage’s Archiving and Sharing Policy section

- appears to allow author to post the accepted manuscript at any time after acceptance for publication

- no embargo period

Excellent Resource from Penn State University Libraries

- more comprehensive list of publishers and journals allowing green OA with no embargo period

Tool for finding journals that give UF authors waivers or discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Journal Search Tool

- Note: discount/waiver may only apply if the Corresponding Author is affiliated with UF

Publishers / Journals that might allow UF authors to comply with the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy without paying a fee

The following resources are maintained and updated by the Open Access Committee

List of publishers providing waivers or discounts on APCs to UF authors

- need to check the journal of interest within the publisher's portfolio; policies may differ

List of other Open Access journals with no Article Processing Charges (APCs) to UF authors

- need to check the journal's policy regarding your ability to comply with the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy

Journal Search Tool for finding journals that give UF authors waivers or discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs)

- discount/waiver may only apply if the Corresponding Author is affiliated with UF

Selected Publisher Policies

If you know that you must meet the NIH Public Access Policy for your publication, it is highly recommended that you investigate the specific policy of an individual journal before submitting your manuscript to it. Below are some sources of information on journal policies, but note that these may not be complete or current. Always check with the journal itself regarding its present policy.

Be aware, journals that you published in successfully under the 2008 NIH Public Access Policy may no longer be a free/inexpensive option under the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy. If the journal imposes any embargo period before allowing release of the article in PubMed Central, you will not be in compliance with the 2024 policy.

Elsevier
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent; Elsevier appears to require a 12 month embargo period
(Note: UF corresponding authors receive 15% off APCs through Dec 2028)
LWW - Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
- As of mid June 2025, the current LWW policy linked here addresses the 2008 NIH Public Access Policy and has a 12 month embargo period for NIH funded manuscripts
- includes Wolters Kluwer journals
Mary Ann Liebert
Free to comply with 2024 NIH Public Access Policy (Green Open Access/Self-Archiving section appears to allow for deposit of AAM in PubMed Central without an embargo period)
MDPI
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent
(Note: UF authors receive a 10% discount on APCs)
Nature
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent; Nature Portfolio appears to require a 6 month embargo period before the release of the self-archived AAM in PubMed Central
Sage
Free to comply with 2024 NIH Public Access Policy (Green Open Access: Sage’s Archiving and Sharing Policy section appears to allow for deposit of AAM in PubMed Central without an embargo period)
Springer
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent; Springer appears to require a 6 or 12 month embargo period
(Note: UF authors receive 15% off APCs for all BMC and Springer Open journals)
- Springer FAQ 6 for information on self-archiving under subscription model
- table showing embargo periods for Springer, Nature, and Palgrave MacMillan
Taylor & Francis
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent.
- their Green OA option says an embargo usually applies.
Wiley
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent from their self-archiving policy
Wolters Kluwer
- see Lippincott (LWW)
Cambridge University Press
UF appears to have a Transformative Agreement with this publisher which provides waivers/discounts on APCs to authors
- use the Eligibility Checker to see if the journal you are interested in is covered under the agreement
Oxford University Press
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent.
- their Green OA option links to table showing embargo period for each journal.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent
- charges an Article Development Charge (ADC) for what they call zero-embargo green open access
(Note: UF authors receive $250 off APCs for Gold OA)
Royal Society of Chemistry
UF corresponding authors can publish open access in RSC journals with no out-of-pocket expense, due to UF's Read & Publish agreement with RSC
- no free option to comply with NIH policy after July 1, 2025 is apparent for those without a Read & Publish agreement

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- under Deposition of NIH-funded articles heading they indicate there is a 12-month embargo unless you choose the Gold OA option

Tool for finding journal policies regarding NIH Public Access Policy compliance

Jisc Open Policy Finder

- extensive source of information on publisher copyright and self-archiving policies