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PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM)

  • About PMC

    Discover a digital archive of scholarly articles, spanning centuries of scientific research.

  • User Guide

    Learn how to find and read articles of interest to you.

  • Collections

    Browse the PMC Journal List or learn about some of PMC's unique collections.

  • For Authors

    Navigate the PMC submission methods to comply with a funder mandate, expand access, and ensure preservation.

  • For Publishers

    Learn about deposit options for journals and publishers and the PMC selection process.

  • For Developers

    Find tools for bulk download, text mining, and other machine analysis.

10.3 million articles are archived in PMC.

Content provided in part by:

  • 2926

    Full Participation Journals

    Journals deposit the complete contents of each issue or volume.

  • 277

    NIH Portfolio Journals

    Journals deposit all NIH-funded articles as defined by the NIH Public Access Policy.

  • 44

    Selective Deposit Programs

    Publisher deposits a subset of articles from a collection of journals.

New in PMC

Sept. 16, 2024

PMC website update coming October 15

On October 15, 2024, PMC will transition to a new website. This update, available for preview since March 2024 for user test…

March 21, 2024

Preview Upcoming Improvements to PMC

We are pleased to announce the availability of a preview of improvements planned for the PMC website. These…

Preview Upcoming Improvements to PMC

We are pleased to announce the availability of a preview of improvements planned for the PMC website. These improvements will become the default in October 2024.

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