Beginning on July 1, 2025, the new 2024 NIH Public Access Policy will take effect. This new policy will require Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal, on or after December 31, 2025, to be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication, for public availability without embargo upon the Official Date of Publication.

For more information, see our page on publishing in PMC.

The NIH has temporarily postponed the May 25, 2025 implementation of SciENcv & ORCID for all applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs). However, we still encourage researchers to begin using SciENcv & ORCID prior to any implementation date.

The NIH will, eventually, require:

• The use of Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) to complete Common Forms 
• Senior & key personnel to use ORCID for the Persistent Identifier (PID) section of the Common Forms
• Senior & key personnel to link their ORCID to their eRA Commons Personal Profile

Learn more about both ORCIDs at our Persistent Identifiers page. Learn more about SciENcv below.

SciENcv is a researcher profile system for all individuals who apply for, receive, or are associated with research investments from federal agencies.

In the future, you will be required to use SciENcv to complete Common Forms (i.e., Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support) and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement to produce digitally certified PDF(s) for use in application submission.

There are both written instructions on how to use SciENcv as well as a video below.

Questions about SciENcv should be directed to your grants administrator or to the Office of Grants & Contracts (xenia@ucdenver.edu).