I am publishing OA and paying an APC, why doesn't this comply with the policy? Will the publisher submit to PMC or is this the author's responsibility?
Answer
In order to comply, your author accepted manuscript (whether published OA or not) needs to be submitted to PMC. You should carefully check the journal or publisher's policies to determine who is responsible for submitting your manuscript to PMC.
From NIH’s Public Access Policy FAQs:
Journals with an active agreement to deposit all articles can be found in the PMC Journal List, which is available at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/journals/. NIH recommends reviewing the specific journal record to confirm that the Release Delay is 0 months (Immediate Release) and the Agreement Status is Active.
A journal or publisher may also deposit select articles in PMC if special arrangements are made to allow for immediate release. A list of publishers that provide this service is available from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/selectivedeposit/.
Contact the Library if you need help determining your journal or publisher's deposition policies.