Other FAQs

Biosketch - PMCIDs

• Do I need to submit my article to PubMed Central? If the answers to these three statements are ALL yes:
  • 1. My article arose from one of the following:
    • Direct funding from an NIH grant, cooperative agreement active in fiscal year 2008 or later
    • Direct funding from an NIH grant, contract signed on or after April 7, 2008
    • Direct funding from NIH due to the fact that I am an employee of NIH
  • 2. My article is peer-reviewed
  • 3. My article was accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008
• Your options for submitting an applicable paper to PubMed Central (UW HS Libraries)
• How to show compliance (UW HS Libraries)
• PMID vs PMCID Info Sheet (PDF, Wake Forest University)
• PMCID/PMID/NIHMSID Converter (NIH)

eRA Commons

How do I delegate authority to another user for my account?

• Login to eRA Commons
• Select the Admin menu tab from the Commons navigational bar
• Select the Delegations option from the Admin menu
• The My Delegates screen opens; 
  • If applicable, the My Current Delegations area of the screen displays a table of your existing delegations 
  • If you have no current delegations, the table will indicate ‘No records were returned’
• Click the ‘Search or Add Delegate’ link
• Search parameters will display on the screen; enter the appropriate search criteria, using the percent (%) sign if you need to as a wildcard
  
• Select the ‘Search’ button
  
• Search results will display in the Search Results area, including the user’s Name, Role(s), Commons ID, and currently delegated authorities (indicated by marked checkboxes next to the listed authorities)
• Once you have located the user to whom you wish to delegate authority, click the ‘Select’ link for that user
• The Delegate Authority (Authorities) screen will display, including the available authorities (with checkboxes) and a confirmation message
• Mark the checkbox(es) of the authority or the authorities you wish to delegate and click the ‘Save’ button to complete the process