After depositing your paper, anyone submitting an application, proposal or report to the NIH must include the PMCID when citing applicable papers that they author or that arise from their NIH-funded research. The PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) is not the same as a PMID.
Additionally, all NIH funded researchers must:
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You must follow these steps to ensure compliance. Once done, click "Edit Status" link to enter supporting information for the citation.
My Bibliography is a free tool available within MyNCBI, accessible through PubMed, that you will use to demonstrate compliance. My Bibliography allows you to save references to your own publications by either exporting from PubMed or entering manually. My Bibliography also syncs with your eRA Commons account, allowing you to see whether your publications comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.
Using My Bibliography for Compliance
For papers published more than 3 months before the application, proposal or report is submitted
List the PMCID at the end of the citation for the paper in NIH applications, proposals and reports. A PMCID is the only way to demonstrate compliance.
Sala-Torra O, Gundacker HM, Stirewalt DL, Ladne PA, Pogosova-Agadjanyan EL, Slovak ML, Willman CL, Heimfeld S, Boldt DH, Radich JP. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and outcome in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2007 April 1; 109(7): 3080–3083. PMCID: PMC1852221
For papers in press, or published within 3 months of when an application, proposal or report is submitted:
If the journal is depositing the paper, put “PMC Journal - In Process” or the PMCID at the end of the citation.
Sala-Torra O, Gundacker HM, Stirewalt DL, Ladne PA, Pogosova-Agadjanyan EL, Slovak ML, Willman CL, Heimfeld S, Boldt DH, Radich JP. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and outcome in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process
If you have deposited the paper, put a valid NIHMSID or PMCID at the end of the citation. Remember that the NIHMSID will become invalid three months after a paper is published.
Cerrato A, Parisi M, Santa Anna S, Missirlis F, Guru S, Agarwal S, Sturgill D, Talbot T, Spiegel A, Collins F, Chandrasekharappa S, Marx S, Oliver B. Genetic interactions between Drosophila melanogaster menin and Jun/Fos. Dev Biol. In press. NIHMSID: NIHMS44135
Place the citations in the appropriate location. The appropriate locations vary depending on the application type. See the Guide Notice NOT-OD-08-119 for details.