1. National Institutes of Health
Public Access Policy*
*Find a Research Guide @ http://bit.ly/umthlNIHPAP
Merle Rosenzweig
oriley@umich.edu
Part 4: NIHPAP & the Grant Process

2. NIH Public Acess Policy & the Grant Process

3. Include PMCID in Citations
Anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to
the NIH must include the PMCID number or the NIHMSID
number when citing applicable papers that they author or that
arise from their NIH-funded research.

4. NIH Instructions
• BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
When citing articles that fall under the Public Access Policy, were authored or co-authored by the
applicant and arose from NIH support, provide the NIH Manuscript Submission reference number (e.g.,
NIHMS97531) or the PubMed Central (PMC) reference number (e.g., PMCID234567) for each article. If
the PMCID is not yet available because the Journal submits articles directly to PMC on behalf of their
authors, indicate "PMC Journal - In Process." Citations that are not covered by the Public Access
Policy, but are publicly available in a free, online format may include URLs or PMCID numbers along
with the full reference (note that copies of publicly available publications are not accepted as appendix
material.)
• NIH GRANT APPLICATION OR PROGRESS REPORTS
The PMCID/NIHMSID must be included in all papers cited in an NIH grant application and a progress
report that fall under the NIH Public Access Policy. That applies to papers authored by you or that arose
from your NIH funds even if you are not an author.

5. SHOWING COMPLIANCE BY THE NUMBERS
The following three identifiers indicate that the publication is in
compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy:
1.PMCID: PMCID######
2.Or, NIHMSID: NIHMSID######
3.Or if the journal automatically deposits: PMC Journal - In
Process

6. DEFINITIONS OF IDENTIFIERS
1. A PMID is a unique identifier in the Medline/PubMed database and does not indicate compliance with
the NIH Public Access Policy.
Example: PMID: 12748199
2. A PMCID is a Pubmed Central unique identifier and is used to indicate compliance with the NIH Public
Access Policy.
Example: PMCID:PMC2901972
3. A NIHMSID is used for a manuscript which has been submitted to PubMed Central but has not yet
been assigned a PMCID. It demonstrates compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy but can only be
used for 3 months.
Example: NIHMSID:NIHMSID302380
4. PMC Journal - In Process is used for a manuscript which has been submitted to PubMed Central by the
journal but has not yet received a PMCID.
Example: PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process

7. How to Cite
1. Publications with PMCID:
— 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
2. Publications before the PMCID is available:
— 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 OR
— 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. [a publication date within 3 months of when the
application, proposal or report was submitted to NIH]. PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process OR PMC - In
Process

8. The Use of an NIHMSID to Indicate Compliance
with the
NIH Public Access Policy*
*Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-136
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-136.html

9. An awardee may demonstrate compliance with the
Public Access Policy by:
• Including an NIH Manuscript Submission Reference Number (NIHMSID) in lieu of a
PMCID at the end of a full citation.
• The NIHMSID is a temporary substitute for a PMCID.
• It is intended to be used only in cases where an awardee needs to cite a paper soon
after its acceptance by a journal, when there is not enough time to complete every
step of the NIH manuscript submission process.
• A NIHMSID may be used to indicate compliance with the Public Access Policy for up to
three months after a paper is published.
• After three months, a PMCID must be provided in order to indicate compliance.

10. B IO G RA PH IC AL SK ET CH
Provide t he follow ing informat ion for the S enior/ key per sonnel and o her s ignific ant contributor s.
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Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EX CE ED FOUR P AGE S.
C. Select ed Peer - review ed P u blicat io n s (Sele cted from 42 pe er - reviewed pu b lica tions)
Mo st relevan t to t he curren t ap p lica tion
1. Me rry le, R.J. & H unt, V.L. ( 2004). Independe nt living, physical disability an d substance
abuse am ong the elder ly. Psychology and Aging , 23( 4), 10 -22.
2. Hunt, V.L, Jens en, J.L. & Cr ensh aw, W . (2 007). Su bsta nce ab use and m ental health am ong
com munity -dwe lling elder ly. Inte rnational J ourn al of G er iatric Ps ychiatry , 2 4(9), 1124 - 1135.
3. Hunt, V.L, Wiech elt, S.A. & Mer ryle, R . ( 2008). Predic ting the substance - abu se treatm ent
needs of an agin g p opulation. Am erican Jour nal of Public He alth, 45( 2), 236 - 245. PMCID:
PMC9 162292
4. Hunt, V.L. & Sher, K.A. (2009) . Successful inter vention m odels fo r older dr ug - abusers:
Researc h acr oss the life - sp an. Ame rican Psycholog ist, in pres s. NIHMSID: N IH MS99 135
Ad ditio n al rece nt p u b lica tio n s o f imp o rtan ce to th e field (in chro n o log ical ord er)
1. Gr yc zyns ki, J., Sha ft, B.M., Mer ryle, R ., & H unt, V.L. ( 2002) . Comm unity ba sed par ticipa tor y
researc h with late - life addic ts. Am erican Jou rnal of Alcohol a nd Drug Abus e, 15 (3), 222 - 238.
2. Sha ft, B.M., Hunt, V.L., Merryle, R., & Ve ntu ri, R. ( 2003) . Polic y im plications o f gene tic
tr ansm is sion of alcohol and dr ug abus e in fem ale nonu ser s. Inter national J ourna l o f Dr ug
Policy , 30 (5), 46 - 58.
3. Hunt, V. L., Marks, A.E., Shaft, B.M., Merr yle, R., & Jensen, J.L. (2004) . Early -life family and
com munity char acter istic s and la te -life substanc e abuse. J our nal of Applied G erontolog y,
28(2) ,2 6 - 37.
4. Hunt, V.L., Mer ryle, R . & Jensen, J.L. (2005) . T he effect of social su pport networ ks o n
mor bidity am ong elder ly s ubs tan ce a busers . Journa l o f the Amer ican G er iatrics Society ,
57(4) , 15 - 23.
5. Hunt, V.L., Pour , B., Marks, A.E., Me rryle, R. & Je nsen, J.L. (200 5). Aging out of me tha done
tr eatment. Am erican Journal of Alco hol and Dru g Abuse, 15(6) , 134 -149.
6. Hunt, V.L, Ma rks, A.E., V enturi, R., Cren shaw , W. & Ra ton ian, A. (2006 ). C omm unity - ba sed
intervention stra teg ies for r educing alco hol and drug ab use in the elder ly. Ad diction , 104( 9),
1436 -1606. PMCID: PMC90 00292
7. Me rry le, R. & Hunt, V.L. (200 6). Random ized clin ical trial of co tin ine in older n icotine ad dicts.
Age an d Ageing, 38 (2), 9 - 23. PMCID : PMC90023 64
8. Hunt, V.L. (2009) . C ontrastin g e thn icity with rac e in the older alc oholic. The Jour nals of
Ge rontology Se ries B: Psycholo gica l Sciences and Social Sc iences , in pr ess. PMCID: PMC
Jour nal – In Pr oce ss.