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titlePubMed and PubMed Central (PMC)

PubMed and PubMed Central are databases managed by the US National Institute of Health. 

  • PubMed is an index of abstracts
  • PubMed Central is an index of full-text articles

Cochrane protocols are not automatically sent to PubMed or PubMed Central by Wiley unless published under a Gold OA licence.

Authors can submit their protocol published under a Green OA licence to PubMed Central for inclusion 12 months after publication. See instructions below.

Cochrane Reviews and updates/amendments with a new citation are sent to both PubMed and PubMed Central (PMC) for indexing purposes. Reviews published under a Green OA licence are then held under embargo for 12 months, to protect the subscription income for Cochrane. Reviews published under a Gold OA licence are freely available to all users upon publication on Cochrane Library, PubMed and PMC.  

PubMed Central (PMC) is a free archive (repository) of the full text of biomedical and life sciences journal literature, hosted by the US NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM). Europe PMC is a partner of PMC that also contains content held on PMC.

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Cochrane Reviews published on or after 1 February 2013 and before 21 September 2016: Cochrane Reviews (excluding Protocols) published on or after 1 February 2013 and before 21 September 21 September 2016 may be submitted to PMC by the author, for inclusion 12 months after publication. Authors who wish to submit a copy of their Cochrane Review to PMC need to follow the instructions on the PMC website: Method C: Deposit the final peer-reviewed manuscript in PubMed Central yourself via the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) Submitting papers through the NIHMS: Methods C and D Best Practices.

Protocols for Cochrane Reviews published on or after 1 February 2013: Protocols for Cochrane Reviews published on or after 1 February 2013 may be submitted to PMC by the author, for inclusion 12 months after publication. Authors who wish to submit a copy of their Cochrane Protocol to PMC need to follow the instructions on the PMC website: Method C: Deposit the final peer-reviewed manuscript in PubMed Central yourself via the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) Submitting papers through the NIHMS: Methods C and D Best Practices.

Articles published with a Creative Commons licence (gold open access)

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