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Time to Take Notice – Changes to the NIH Public Access Policy

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This month I have certainly seen a great many emails, tweets, and blog posts all focused on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy and their efforts to enhance compliance. The NIH recently released a new Notice that affects all NIH-funded researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and applies to awards they receive with anticipated start dates on or after July 1, 2013 (view:  NIH NOT-OD-13-042). Researchers need to know that these changes also impact those publications where they have used a core facility that is supported by NIH-funds.

This delay in processing of non-competing continuation grants will take effect in tandem with NIH requiring the use of the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPRs) for all Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) and Fellowship awards. As the notice states, all NIH grant-related publications need to be deposited into PMC (formerly PubMed Central) within three months of the official publication date, otherwise they will be flagged as non-compliant and action will be taken. Continue reading →

Special Edition of Clinical Oncology: Breast Cancer Management

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This special edition of Clinical Oncology (February 2013) is entirely devoted to breast cancer management, with particular emphasis on current controversies and novel research. The issue is made up of seven comprehensive overviews, from leading authors, covering:

  • multidisciplinary management
  • individualised therapy based on biology
  • reduction in morbidity with improvement of quality of life