From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:32:56 -0400 > From: "Wise, Alicia (ELS-OXF)" <[log in to unmask]> > > I suspect compliance enforcement may not be such an issue for NIH > because so many publishers deposit on behalf of their authors. It's > one of the ways publishers have constructively engaged with the NIH on > implementation of its open access policy. Elsevier has deposited > manuscripts into PMC on behalf of authors since 2005, for example. 1. Compliance is certainly an issue for NIH, until the deposit rate is at or near 100% 2. Deposit rate is nowhere near 100% for two reasons: 2a. Mixed publisher and fundee deposit instead of institutionally monitored fundee deposit 2b. Central deposit instead of institutionally monitored institutional deposit. Stevan Harnad