Citing the CTSA Grant

As an NIH-funded organization, the CTSC requires all investigators using CTSC-supported resources in their publications to comply with NIH citation and linking policies. All publications resulting from CTSC-supported research must both cite the grant and link it through MyNCBI to ensure compliance with NIH's Public Access Policy. 

 Researchers must include the following citation in their publication: 

• “This project is supported by an award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under grant number UL1TR001449 and/or KL2TR001448.” 

 In addition to citing the grant, linking your publication through MyNCBI is required for the NIH to enforce its open access policy. This ensures that your publication is deposited in PubMed Central and is publicly accessible. 

 It is the responsibility of the researcher who renders services from the CTSC to request a PubMed Central Reference Number (PMCID) as soon as the research is accepted for publication.  

Researchers may work with their publisher to request a PMCID, but should not assume that the publisher has done so. There is no submittal window for requesting a PMCID—this must be done immediately after the research is accepted. Keep in mind that while the NIH allows up to 12 months for public availability on PubMed Central, the PMCID request should be submitted right away. 

 This process is critical for maintaining compliance and ensuring continued federal funding for CTSC-supported research. 

Defining CTSC-Supported Research

Support from the CTSC takes many forms, including but not limited to:

• Pilot funding
• Use of infrastructure/space
• Biostatistics consultation
• Clinical research unit use
• Clinical and core laboratory use
• Community-engaged research support

Cite the CTSC in all applicable research publications, and submit all CTSC-supported publications to PubMed Central.

Recommended Citation Language

To properly acknowledge the grant in your manuscript and link the final publication to the CTSA grant once it is accepted, please follow the instructions below. Merely citing the CTSA grant does not ensure a visible link to our grant for NIH.

“This project is supported by an award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under grant number UL1TR001449 and/or KL2TR001448.”

Linking the CTSA Grant to Existing Publications (even if not originally cited)

NIH and renewal grant reviewers may check any CTSA's MPI grant record to see the number of publications related to our pilot grants or other resources linked to our grant. You can link existing publications to the grant even if you did not cite it in the original manuscript. This process takes about 5 minutes:

1. Log in to MyNCBI: Visit MyNCBI. Use the same login credentials that you used to create your “My Bibliography” for NIH Biosketch purposes, if applicable.
2. Verify Account Settings: Click on your login name at the top right corner to check your Account settings. Ensure that MyNCBI is linked to NIH and the eRA Commons. If it is, you will see “eRA Login” under “Linked Accounts”. If not, click “Change” and add NIH and eRA Commons from the dropdown menu. Note: Linking MyNCBI and eRA Commons is necessary to add the link to our grant.
3. Access Your MyNCBI Homepage: Return to the “MyNCBI” homepage.
4. Select the Article: Choose the article to which you want to add the grant citation.
5. Manage Citations: Click on “Manage Citations” at the top left and select “Manage Awards”.
6. Search/Add Other Awards: If the CTSC or KL2 Grant is not listed, go to the “Search/Add other awards” tab. Enter either UL1TR001449 or KL2TR001448, or the names Nancy Pandhi, Matthew Campen, or Judy Cannon. Select the grant UL1TR001449 or KL2TR001448 and close.
7. NIH Open Access Policy Compliance: Ensure that all publications supported by NIH funds and linked to our grant comply with NIH’s Open Access Policy (NIH Open Access Policy) and have a PMCID (different from an automatically assigned PMID). To obtain the PMCID, follow the directions under “Public Access Compliance” to the right of each article listed in your MyNCBI.

By following these steps, you will ensure that your publications are properly linked to the grant and visible to NIH.

Obtaining a PMCID

Investigators may obtain a PMCID in one of three ways:

1. Request a New PMCID. Submit a manuscript to PubMed Central through the  NIH Manuscript Submission System
2. Find an Existing PMCID. PMCID for published papers are listed in the lower right corner of the  Abstract Plus view of PubMed. If the paper is successfully processed but not yet publicly available on PubMed, PubMed will also list the date the paper will become available. 
3. Convert a PMID or NIHMSID. Use the  PMCID-PMID Manuscript ID Converter. Papers with PubMed-ID (PMID) or NIH Manuscript Submission Reference Numbers (NIHMSID) do not satisfy the NIH policy for citing federal research.

Using the PMCID in Literature

• Include a PMCID at the end of each citation in a peer-reviewed journal article using the following format: PMCID: PMCxxxxxxx (xxxxxxx = character string assigned by PubMed Central)
• When a citation for federally funded research appears PMCIDs should appear in each citation of a peer reviewed journal article.
• Papers that have been accepted but do not have an assigned PMCID yet may use the following: PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process
• Citations may also end with the following when appropriate: Not a peer reviewed journal article.

Other Resources

• NIH PMCID Policy
• NIH PMCID Policy FAQ