BIRCWH Funding Acknowledgement

BIRCWH Grant Citation Requirements

All publications and other documents about research resulting from the use of BU BIRCWH resources are required to Cite the BU BIRCWH grant and comply with the  NIH Public Access Policy requires that that all investigators funded by the NIH submit to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final publication. The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that research funded by the NIH is publicly accessible.

Effective July 1, 2025, all publications are required to be submitted to PubMed Central (PMC) at the time of journal publication, with embargo periods no longer allowed. Publications submitted to PubMed Central must include the PMC reference number (PMCID). Should the submitted manuscript be accepted, it is subject to the NIH Public Access Policy.

Please review the NIH Public Access Policy here.

Grant Citation Language for Funding Provided by the BU BIRCWH – K12 Scholars

“This publication [or project] was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, through BU BIRCWH Grant Number (insert appropriate grant # from below table). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.”

Type of Support	Start Date	End Date	Award Number to be cited
K12 Grant	September 9, 2025	August 31, 2030	1K12AR085635