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NIH Public Access Policy

This Guide provides detailed information about the NIH Public Access Policy.

eRA Commons Link

My NCBI & eRA Commons

To link your Commons account to My NCBI select the eRA Commons button on the NCBI log in page; enter your Commons credentials; and then follow the My NCBI instructions for linking to an existing My NCBI account.

My Bibliography

My Bibliography

My Bibliography is a reference tool available from the My NCBI account. It lets authors save their citations to a centralized location. When the My NCBI account is linked to an eRA Commons account, it lets authors manage public access compliance for their publications, including associating awards with publications and editing compliance status. Get detailed instructions and screenshots from the My Bibliography section of the NCBI Help Manual.

Associate Funding

Associate Funding

Upon acceptance of publication, add the paper to your Commons-linked My Bibliography as a forthcoming paper. Next, associate the appropriate award to the paper. This lets you track the paper's compliance status via My Bibliography. 

Add the Paper

  1. Access your My NCBI account

  2. Navigate to your My NCBI Dashboard
  1. Click on Manage My Bibliography
  1. Click + Add citations to add publications to your bibliography

Associate the Award

  1. Mark publication(s)

  2. ClickManage citations > Select Manage awards

  3. Select the appropriate funding agency tab > Select the appropriate award from the list presented

  4. Click the Close button