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Pubmed Central Deposit And Author Rights: Pubmed Central Deposit And Author Rights, Ben Grillot Aug 2008

Pubmed Central Deposit And Author Rights: Pubmed Central Deposit And Author Rights, Ben Grillot

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

Authors and publishers have long negotiated the ownership of copyright in scholarly works. However, with the rise of electronic publishing and a growing trend towards open and public access models, traditional authorpublisher agreements are changing. One of many forces bringing about this change is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) recently revised Public Access Policy, requiring authors of NIH-funded articles to submit their works to PubMed Central. As a result of this policy, authors of funded works are looking closely at their publication agreements and scientific, technical, and medical journal publishers are re-examining their author agreements to accommodate the author’s …


Tendinopathy Discrimination By Use Of Spatial Frequency Parameters In Ultrasound B-Mode Images, Gregory R. Bashford, Nicholas Tomsen, Shruti Arya, Judith M. Burnfield, Kornelia Kulig May 2008

Tendinopathy Discrimination By Use Of Spatial Frequency Parameters In Ultrasound B-Mode Images, Gregory R. Bashford, Nicholas Tomsen, Shruti Arya, Judith M. Burnfield, Kornelia Kulig

Biomedical Imaging and Biosignal Analysis Laboratory

The structural characteristics of a healthy tendon are related to the anisotropic speckle patterns observed in ultrasonic images. This speckle orientation is disrupted upon damage to the tendon structure as observed in patients with tendinopathy. Quantification of the structural appearance of tendon shows promise in creating a tool for diagnosing, prognosing, or measuring changes in tendon organization over time. The current work describes a first step taken towards this goal—classification of Achilles tendon images into tendinopathy and control categories. Eight spatial frequency parameters were extracted from regions of interest on tendon images, filtered and classified using linear discriminant analysis. Resulting …


Acceptable File Types For Nih Pubmed Central Submission Apr 2008

Acceptable File Types For Nih Pubmed Central Submission

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

When submitting an author's manuscript to NIH PubMed Central, you should include all files that make up your manuscript. This includes, but is not limited to, the main text of the manuscript, figures, tables, appendices, and supplementary files. Manuscript files may contain figures and tables embedded within.

This document includes a list of all acceptable file types (6 pages), from Adobe Acrobat to Xywrite.


American Psychological Association Policy On Nih Pubmed Central Deposits Mar 2008

American Psychological Association Policy On Nih Pubmed Central Deposits

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

The following policy statement from the American Psychological Association regarding deposit of NIH-funded authors’ manuscripts in PubMed Central was downloaded on March 31, 2008 from http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/pubmed-deposit.html .

Basically, it says that the APA journals will deposit authors’ manuscripts (not the “published” version) on behalf of the authors, if the authors fill out and submit the form (attached).

Included in this "document" are the APA web page describing their policy & procedure, the APA form required to have them submit on the authors' behalf, a copy of their standard publication contract.

Also included is information on how authors may deposit in …


Tutorial: How Do I Submit A Manuscript From A Journal That Does Not Participate In Pubmed Central (Pmc)? (For Pi's), Nih Pmc Help System Mar 2008

Tutorial: How Do I Submit A Manuscript From A Journal That Does Not Participate In Pubmed Central (Pmc)? (For Pi's), Nih Pmc Help System

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

26 slides show sequence of online submission screens.

This tutorial is for PI's submitting their own manuscripts.


Tutorial: How Do I Submit A Manuscript For A Pi From A Journal That Does Not Participate In Pmc?, Nih Pmc Help System Mar 2008

Tutorial: How Do I Submit A Manuscript For A Pi From A Journal That Does Not Participate In Pmc?, Nih Pmc Help System

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

26 slides show the progression of screens in the submission process. With explanations of buttons, clicks, files types, etc.

For those submitting manuscripts on behalf of principle investigators.


Journals That Automatically Deposit In Nih Pubmed Central Mar 2008

Journals That Automatically Deposit In Nih Pubmed Central

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

List of 405 journals (as of March 9, 2008) that automatically deposit all articles in PubMed Central. Publication in any of these journals will satisfy the NIH mandate for PubMed Central deposit of funded research--without any further effort on the authors' part.


Pubmed Central File Submission Specifications Mar 2008

Pubmed Central File Submission Specifications

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

PubMed Central (PMC) exists both to provide online access to journal content and to build and maintain a high-quality, durable archive of this digital content. The latter objective drives many of the requirements here. Several years of experience working with material deposited in PMC confirms that what is adequate for displaying an article online today may not be enough for archival purposes. Please keep this in mind as you make your way through the details.

Image File Requirements
Coding Requirements for XML / SGML Files
Article Data File Naming Conventions
Articles Published Online First
File Organization, Packaging, and Delivery
Submitting …


Language To Include In Article Submissions And Publication Agreements Mar 2008

Language To Include In Article Submissions And Publication Agreements

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

When submitting an article based on NIH-funded research—

Attach the following (include it in the cover letter or, if necessary, incorporate it into the text):

The research described or reported in this article was performed with public funding from the National Institutes of Health. Federal law requires that the authors of this work deposit a publicly accessible electronic version of the accepted manuscript in PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/). Submission of this article is made with the reservation of the author’s right to make this deposit, with public access subject to a reasonable embargo period that may be stipulated by the publisher …


Public Access Frequently Asked Questions (Nih) Jan 2008

Public Access Frequently Asked Questions (Nih)

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

A. General Information

1. What is the NIH Public Access Policy?
2. What is PubMed Central?
3. Where can I get information about a medical or health related topic?

For Investigators, Awardees, and NIH Staff

B. Scope of the Policy

1. Does the NIH Public Access Policy apply to me?
2. To what types of articles does the NIH Public Access Policy apply?
3. My article is based on research only partially funded by NIH. Is the article required to be submitted?
4. My article is based on research funded by a grant or cooperative agreement that expired before Fiscal …


Revised Policy On Enhancing Public Access To Archived Publications Resulting From Nih-Funded Research Jan 2008

Revised Policy On Enhancing Public Access To Archived Publications Resulting From Nih-Funded Research

NIH PubMed Central Depositors' Information

In accordance with Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 ), the NIH voluntary Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-05-022) is now mandatory. The law states:

The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in …