What does the CIHR Policy on Access to Research Outputs say about publications?
Under this new policy, grant recipients are required to make every effort to ensure that CIHR-supported peer-reviewed publications are freely accessible online within six months of publication. Authors are in adherence with the policy when: the published version is available through the Publisher’s website. For example, papers published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) are freely available at the CMAJ web site; and/or the peer-reviewed manuscript is available in an online repository such as PubMed Central or PubMed Central International (PMCI) Canada when established. CIHR has also prepared a simple flowchart to assist CIHR authors in ensuring that peer-reviewed publications are freely accessible online.