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NIH Public Access: Submission Process

Overview of Submission Methods

Please visit Submitting to PubMed Central for more information.

Attribution: NIH (2025)

Automatic PMC Deposits by Publishers

PMC Journal List

Journals with an active agreement to deposit all articles can be found in the PMC Journal List. NIH recommends reviewing the specific journal record to confirm that the Release Delay is 0 months (Immediate Release) and the Agreement Status is Active.

Select Article Deposits

A journal or publisher may also deposit select articles in PMC if special arrangements are made to allow for immediate release. A list of publishers that provide this service is available from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/selectivedeposit/.

Deposit Author Accepted Manuscripts

If neither of the above deposit options apply, you may deposit your author accepted manuscript to the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) System.