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How to comply with NIH and HHMI publication policies

Rockefeller University Press is honored to offer authors funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), and other funders pathways to compliance. Our policies are designed to be simple, transparent, and fully compliant so that you can spend more time on research. Our rates are kept competitive when compared against larger commercial publishers. Refer to the table below for how each journal addresses publication policies. In all journals at RUP, authors retain copyright of their research if allowed by their institution/funder. You wrote it, you choose how to comply.

 

Journal NIH HHMI Publication Cost
Journal of Cell Biology Choose Gold Open Access: RUP deposits published article to PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of author.

Choose Green Open Access: Authors must post their accepted manuscript to PMC.
Choose Gold Access or Green Open Access: Authors must post their revised preprint to bioRxiv; medRxiv; ChemRxiv, or arXiv under a CC BY 4.0 International license. Gold Open Access: $6,000 APC

Green Open Access: $2,500 Flat-fee page charge
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Journal of Experimental Medicine Choose Gold Open Access: RUP deposits published article to PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of author.

Choose Green Open Access: Authors must post their accepted manuscript to PMC.
Choose Gold Access or Green Open Access: Authors must post their revised preprint to bioRxiv; medRxiv; ChemRxiv, or arXiv under a CC BY 4.0 International license. Gold Open Access: $6,000 APC

Green Open Access: $2,500 Flat-fee page charge
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Journal of General Physiology Choose Gold Open Access: RUP deposits published article to PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of author.

Choose Green Open Access: Authors must post their accepted manuscript to PMC.
Choose Gold Access or Green Open Access: Authors must post their revised preprint to bioRxiv; medRxiv; ChemRxiv, or arXiv under a CC BY 4.0 International license. Gold Open Access: $2,000 APC

Green Open Access: Free
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Journal of Human Immunity RUP deposits published article to PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of author. Authors must post their revised preprint to bioRxiv; medRxiv; ChemRxiv, or arXiv under a CC BY 4.0 International license. Gold Open Access: $800 to $3,500 APC
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Life Science Alliance RUP deposits published article to PubMed Central (PMC) on behalf of author. Authors must post their revised preprint to bioRxiv; medRxiv; ChemRxiv, or arXiv under a CC BY 4.0 International license. Gold Open Access: $3,975 APC
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For all authors, inability to pay will not affect the publication of your manuscript. If you are experiencing financial hardship or complications with requirements by your funder, please contact us for more information.