Researchers Could Pay $100M to Comply With NIH Publishing Policy
(MedPage Today) -- NIH-funded researchers could pay journal publishers as much as $104 million per year in additional fees to comply with NIH's updated policy that requires manuscripts to be publicly available as soon as they are published. That...
Researchers associated with NIH grants may be required to pay up to $104 million annually to comply with the updated NIH publishing policy, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, led by Ryan Huebinger, MD, of the University of New Mexico, estimates the cost based on around 24,000 manuscripts connected to NIH grants in 2024. The researchers acknowledge that the exact cost is uncertain due to potential varying charges imposed by publishers.
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