How to cite your work in NIH proposals, applications, and progress reports

When you cite your own journal articles which fall under the NIH Public Access Policy you must include the PMCID.

Example:
Dodoo, F.N. , E.M. Zulu and A.C. Ezeh (2007). "Urban-Rural Differences in the Socioeconomic Deprivation-Sexual Behavior Link in Kenya." Social Science and Medicine 64(5):1019-1031. PMCID: PMC1852503

If a PMCID has not been assigned, use the NIHMS number.

If neither number is available, enter "PMCID in process" after your citation.