Final Manuscript

The Investigator's final manuscript of a peer-reviewed article accepted for journal publication, including all modifications from the peer review process. (NIH Public Access FAQ)

NIH Contract

An award instrument establishing a binding legal procurement relationship between NIH and a recipient obligating the latter to furnish a product or service defined in detail by NIH and binding the Institute to pay for it. (NIH Glossary)

NIH Cooperative Agreement

A support mechanism used when there will be substantial Federal scientific or programmatic involvement. Substantial involvement means that, after award, scientific or program staff will assist, guide, coordinate, or participate in project activities. (NIH Glossary)

NIH Grant

Financial assistance mechanism providing money, property, or both to an eligible entity to carry out an approved project or activity. A grant is used whenever the NIH Institute or Center anticipates no substantial programmatic involvement with the recipient during performance of the financially assisted activities. (NIH Glossary)

NIH Intramural Research

Research conducted by, or in support of, employees of the NIH (NIH Glossary)

Public Access

Ensures that the public has access to the peer reviewed and published results of all NIH funded research through PubMed Central (PMC). United States and/or foreign copyright laws protect most of the articles in PMC; PMC provides access to them at no cost, much like a library does, under the principles of Fair Use. This differs from open access, which generally involves the use of a copyrighted document under a Creative Commons or similar license-type agreement that allows more liberal use (including redistribution) than the traditional principles of Fair Use. (NIH Public Access FAQ)

PMCID

PubMed Central reference number. Carpenter Library at Wake Forest University provides information about finding your PMCID.

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