# Appendix A: Open Access Policy Table by Sponsor To review publication and data sharing requirements, [use the SPARC tool](https://researchsharing.sparcopen.org/). Sort**Sponsor****Open Access Requirement****Embargo Period****Options for Compliance****Allowability of Costs****Repository Information****Additional Notes and Resources****HHMI** OA required for peer-reviewed work under CC BY 4.0 by publication date None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository Allowed for fully OA or Plan S-compliant journals; Not allowed for noncompliant hybrid journals [PubMed Central (PMC)](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), or Open Access Journal See: [HHMI Policy](https://www.hhmi.org/about/policies/publishing-sharing) Data/code availability statement required. Preprints alone not sufficient. **NASA** OA required for peer-reviewed scientific research publications authored or co-authored by researchers receiving NASA-appropriated funds None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository. Allowed - NASA intends for researchers to pay reasonable costs to publish an article as open access, and that grant proceeds may be used for such purposes. Published in journal participating in the Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States (CHORUS), Published as OA AND indexed in the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), or Pubspace via the [NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) repository](https://sti.nasa.gov/) See: [NASA OCS Public Access Plan PDF](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nasa-ocs-public-access-plan-may-2023.pdf) **NSF** OA required for peer-reviewed work Currently: Within 12 months of publication On or after December 31, 2025: None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository Allowed - Reasonable data curation and publication costs can be proposed. [NSF Public Access Repository](https://nsfpar.research.gov/) See: [NSF Public Access Policy](https://www.nsf.gov/public-access) [NSF Public Access Plan 2.0](https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23104/nsf23104.pdf) [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ](https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18041/nsf18041.jsp#q9) **Gates Foundation** OA required for all published research funded by sponsor, under CC BY 4.0. None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository Not Allowed - Any publication fees are the responsibility of the grantees and their co-authors. [PubMed Central (PMC)](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), or other openly accessible repository See: [Gates Foundation OA Policy](https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/policies-and-resources/open-access-policy) Underlying data supporting the Funded Manuscripts shall be made accessible immediately and as open as possible upon availability of the Funded Manuscripts. As soon as possible and to the extent feasible, Funded Manuscripts shall be published as a preprint in a preprint server (see policy for details) **Wellcome Trust** OA required for all original published research, research articles, monographs, and book chapters No embargo for most articles; check policy for details. Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository. See sponsor guidelines for specific guidance based on publication type. Allowed. Wellcome will only fund the cost of article processing charges for research articles published in fully open access journals or platforms indexed in the [Directory of Open Access Journals](https://doaj.org/). Open Access primarily through [Europe PubMed Central](https://europepmc.org/) See: [Wellcome Trust OA Policy](https://wellcome.org/research-funding/guidance/open-access-guidance/open-access-policy) **Dept. of Energy** OA required for peer-reviewed, scholarly publications None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository Allowed - DOE does not prohibit reasonable OA fees as an allowable cost [DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)](https://www.osti.gov/elink) See: [DOE Public Access Plan](https://www.energy.gov/doe-public-access-plan) **ONR / DARPA / DOD** OA required for peer-reviewed manuscripts documenting the results of DOD-funded research None – immediate OA required Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository Allowed [Defense Technical Information Center](https://discover.dtic.mil/), accessed via: ONR: [https://extranet.aro.army.mil](https://extranet.aro.army.mil/), DARPA: [https://login.darpa.mil](https://login.darpa.mil/) See: [DOD Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research](https://discover.dtic.mil/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dod_publicaccessplan_dec_2024.pdf) **PCORI** OA required for peer-reviewed articles reporting findings from PCORI-funded research Deposit within 4 weeks of acceptance. Be publicly available no later than 12 months after publication Deposit accepted manuscript in PMC within 4 weeks of acceptance. Allowed – Permitted for one article that presents primary findings. Second article will be considered upon request. Generally, not to exceed $3,500. [PubMed Central (PMC)](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) See: [PCORI Public Access Policy](https://www.pcori.org/resources/pcori-public-access-journal-articles-presenting-findings-pcori-funded-research) Must acknowledge PCORI and include contract number **NIH** OA required for peer-reviewed author-manuscripts accepted for Publication None – must be made available on the date of publication within the journal Deposit author manuscript in authorized repository “Reasonable Publication Costs” may be used for APCs\* No charges allowed for depositing the author-manuscript into NIHMS (expectation is author will do this on their own, which is always free). Government Purpose License. [PubMed Central (PMC)](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) via [NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS)](https://www.nihms.nih.gov/login/?next=/submission/) See: [NIH Public Access Policy](https://sharing.nih.gov/public-access-policy) [NIH Public Access Policy FAQ](https://asklib.hms.harvard.edu/nih-pap) Updated: July 2025