NOT-OD-17-050: Reporting Preprints and Other Interim Research Products
peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-03-25
Summary:
"The NIH encourages investigators to use interim research products, such as preprints, to speed the dissemination and enhance the rigor of their work. This notice clarifies reporting instructions to allow investigators to cite their interim research products and claim them as products of NIH funding....Specifically, to claim an interim research product as a product of an NIH award, the NIH expects that the awardee will: Make the product publicly available. To maximize the impact of an interim research product, the NIH strongly encourages awardees to select a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license or dedicate their work to the public domain...."