Information updated : 27 August 2008

Publisher Home Page Link : http://www.springer.com/

Is this publisher NIH compliant ? :yes

Is this publisher on the NIH PubMedCentral list of publishers? no

Does this publisher deposit to PMC for authors? no and yes **

• NO -- traditional, subscription based way of publication : author must deposit accepted manuscript to PMC, within 12 months of publication.
  
• YES -- Springer Open Choice publication method : Springer makes immediate OPEN ACCESS and deposits final published article into PMC. Open access publishing fee applies : $3,000.
  

Does this publisher charge for providing the upload service to PMC ? no, for Springer Open Choice

Does this publisher allow author submissions to PubMedCentral? yes, traditional, subscription based way of publication

Version of manuscript allowed to be deposited to PMC : accepted manuscript only, not the final published PDF article.

Publishers NIH Policy Link :

• http://www.springer.com/authors/journal+authors?SGWID=0-154202-12-467999-0
• Download the flyer :
  
• http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/NIH_OpenAccess_Flyer_pr3.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-549098-0
  

Synopsis :

• As of 7 April 2008, Springer has adapted its standard Copyright Transfer Statement (CTS) for new articles to ensure compliance with new guidelines from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  An author may self-archive an author-created version of his/her article on his/her own website. He/she may also deposit this version on his/her institution's and funder's (funder-designated) repository at the funder’s request or as a result of a legal obligation, including his/her final version, provided it is not made publicly available until after 12 months of official publication. He/she may not use the publisher's PDF version which is posted on www.springerlink.com for the purpose of self-archiving or deposit. Furthermore, the author may only post his/her version provided acknowledgement is given to the original source of publication and a link is inserted to the published article on Springer's website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: "The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com".

Journal Titles : http://www.springerlink.com/home/main.mpx