Research Data & Access Policies

Encompasses issues related to the management, sharing, and stewardship of scientific data, including policies on public access, storage, privacy, and security.

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Statement by COGR President Matt Owens on the NIH’s Announcement to Move up the Implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy

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COGR, AAMC, AAU, and APLU Submit Joint Comments to NIH on Publication Cost Limits

The Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and COGR submitted joint...

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Comment Letter

COGR Partners in Multi-Association Comment Letter on NIH Plan to Increase Findability and Transparency of Research Results Through the Use of Metadata and Persistent Identifiers (PID)—NOT-OD-25-050

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Universities (AAU), and COGR express...

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Policy Perspective 05 Nov, 2025

COGR’s NIH Data Management and Sharing Readiness Guide

Chapter 1: Starting the Conversation Chapter 2: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Matrix Chapter 3 - Implementation Roles and Responsibilities Chapter 4 - Budgeting and Costing Chapter 5 - Cost of Compliance: Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy

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Comment Letter 16 Sep, 2025

COGR, AAMC, AAU, and APLU Submit Joint Comments to NIH on Publication Cost Limits

The Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and COGR submitted joint feedback to the NIH opposing proposed limitations on allowable publishing costs for NIH-funded research, arguing that such limits could…

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Cost of Compliance: Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy

The document summarizes the findings from a 2022 COGR survey assessing the financial and administrative burdens imposed by the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, effective January 2023, which expanded data management requirements to all NIH-funded research projects generating scientific data. The survey, completed by 34 institutions (29 mid-size to large and 5 smaller institutions),
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