Public Access, Open Access, and the Need for NIH Governance

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) must implement new governance measures to resolve the confusion between public and open access and address pay-to-comply publisher practices. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Adam A. Markovitz; Himali Weerahandi; Audrey D. Zhang; Timothy S. Anderson

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3468

August 24, 2026JAMA Internal Medicine

Public Access, Open Access, and the Need for NIH Governance

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To clarify the distinctions between public access and open access publishing models and outline necessary governance reforms for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Viewpoint and policy review evaluating publisher compliance models and federal public access mandates.
Distinguishes core operational and financial differences between public access mandates and commercial open access models.
Identifies predatory pay-to-comply publisher practices that shift compliance costs onto researchers and institutions.
Recommends proactive governance interventions by the National Institutes of Health to fulfill federal public access objectives.

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Policy analysis reveals confusion between public access and open access publishing models, highlighting the need for stronger National Institutes of Health governance.

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This Viewpoint discusses the confusion between public access and open access, pay-to-comply publisher practices, and the steps that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must take to fill this gap and promote public access goals.

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