A key requirement of EMBL’s Open Science Policy is that all EMBL publications should be deposited to the institutional repository Europe PMC within 6 months of publication. This is possible for journal articles published through Gold Open Access and Green Open Access (without embargo) and Preprints. 

How to submit an article on Europe PMC

Most publishers will deposit to Europe PMC a copy of the manuscript on behalf of the author; such information can be found on the publisher’s site and/or on Europe PMC’s Journal List tool (under Participation Level).

If such a deposition service is not offered by the publisher, the author needs to self-archive the manuscript to Europe PMC through the Europe PMC Plus tool. User guides can be found on the EuropePMC Plus User Guide page; the guide specific to the submission process can be found here. When the Gold Open Access route (payment of Article Processing Charges) is selected, the paper must be made available on Europe PMC immediately.

What you will need

• The grant numbers
• The final manuscript file as a PDF or Microsoft Word file
• The figures and supplementary files in an accepted type
• If the citation isn’t found, you will need the name of the publishing journal
• The embargo period required by the publishing journal

During the Grant Linking step and if your research has not been funded by a Europe PMC funder -for a list check here– use the dummy grant code EMBL001. 

If you need any help, please contact OSIM@embl.org or email helpdesk@europepmc.org.

Which version to submit?

The author may submit the Author Accepted Manuscript, i.e. the version of the manuscript after the peer-review process but before the editorial typesetting and publishing production step. If you have questions about whether your manuscript can be submitted, email helpdesk@europepmc.org or contact OSIM@embl.org. 

Why is submission to EuropePMC important?

EuropePMC is an open publication database that enhances the discoverability of Open Access publications, enriched with links to supporting data and reviews.

EuropePMC is EMBL’s trusted institutional repository, which acts as the central, free and open database of EMBL publications.

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