The physical space of the MSK Library is permanently closed to visitors as of Friday, May 17, 2024. Please visit this guide for more information.
The Library currently supports the following institutional memberships with open access publishers.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) requires that all researchers funded by the NIH submit to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication.
View the MSK Library's NIH Public Access Policy Library Guide providing information and guidance for policy compliance.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Open Access Policy
Expanding Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research
FASTR: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Open Access to Publications Policy - Effective January 1, 2022, research manuscripts with major contributions from an HHMI lab will need to be published in open access journals and made immediately and freely available. The policy requires that HHMI researchers publish under a CC BY 4.0 license. Additional information can be found here.
NCI Cancer Moonshot℠ Public Access and Data Sharing Policy
US National Science Foundation Public Access Plan. Also view FAQs for Public Access
The SKOAP Fund will underwrite reasonable article processing fees for open access journals when funds are not otherwise available. The fund is administered by the MSK Library and Research and Technology Management. For an overview and eligibility criteria, please visit the SKOAP Fund Library Guide.