The revised guidelines for the NIH Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-08-033) are now available: Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research.
Compliance with this Policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of the grant award and cooperative agreement, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Stat
ement For Contracts.
Specifics:
 1. [...]

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Interesting manuscript by Steven Harnad that discusses the importance of open access for biomedical research findings. Abstract:
The ethical case for Open Access (OA) (free online access) to research findings is especially salient when it is public health that is being compromised by needless access restrictions. But the ethical imperative for OA is far more general: It [...]

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The Appropriations Act for 2008 (H.R. 2764) has passed the House and the Senate and now awaits the signature of President Bush.  According to a New York Times article, President Bush is expected to sign the bill. Included in the bill is language that changes the current NIH Public Access Policy from voluntary to mandatory. The [...]

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Two interesting articles from The Scientist on authorship issues that discuss collaboration among authors and how to avoid disputes. Bringing Order to Authorship and Managing Authorship.

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To learn more about responsible conduct of research (RCR) issues, refer to ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research by Nicholas Steneck, Ph.D.  Sections include background information on a variety of RCR issues, improper practices, questions for discussion and resources for further reading. 

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