Publishing research in the academic environment has changed dramatically. Electronic publication and open access of scientific materials has created new and sometimes challenging process of submitting peer-reviewed articles. We have created this guide to help you find the information you need to meet these challenges and publish findings. If you have additional questions or need specific help not covered in this guide please contact Susan Steelman at 501-686-6737 or email SCSteelman@uams.edu .

Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Directive 2/22/13 – www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) – https://sparcopen.org/our-work/fastr/faq/ 
Open Data – (data.gov) – https://www.data.gov/open-gov/

UAMS Research & Scholarly Activity Guide - https://libguides.uams.edu/scholarlyactivityguide  Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) – sparcopen.org
Open Access Newsletter – https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/4729246/suber_oa2006.htm?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (OA overview, timeline, blog, etc.) and
Advocacy Resources – sparcopen.org
Medical Library Association – https://mla.socious.com/p/cm/ld/fid=156
Open Access Directory – www.oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Main_Page
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences – http://mulford.utoledo.edu/instr/
(Index to Instructions to Authors pages for over 6,000 health and life sciences journals)
Journal / Author Name Estimator – http://jane.biosemantics.org/

NIH Public Access Policy & UAMS General Information – https://libguides.uams.edu/publishing-copyright/nih-access
Overview & When and How to Comply – www.publicaccess.nih.gov
Details – www.publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
How to deposit articles – www.nihms.nih.gov/
Frequently asked questions – www.publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm

NIHMS updated:  NIH released a new Manuscript Submission System on Jan. 23, 2020. Please see video tutorial at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2jvB1Oh51U and for more information on the transition, see NNLM's announcement: https://news.nnlm.gov/psr-newsbits/new-nihms-released/ 

Article and Data Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency (SPARC tool) – http://researchsharing.sparcopen.org/ 

UAMS Library's Guide on Federal Agencies Public Access Policies: https://libguides.uams.edu/publishing-copyright/fapa

Open Access Overview –  https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/4729246/suber_oa2006.htm?sequence=1&isAllowed=y 
Directory of Open Access Journals – www.doaj.org
BioMed Central – www.biomedcentral.com/
PLoS – www.plos.org

PubMed Central – www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Registry of Open Access Repositories – www.roar.eprints.org/

UAMS Library's Copyright Guide – https://libguides.uams.edu/publishing-copyright/copyright
Author Rights Information from SPARC – http://sparcopen.org/author/addendum.shtml
UAMS Patent and Copyright Committee – https://apps.uams.edu/CopyrightPatents
Creative Commons – https://creativecommons.org/about/