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File Submission Specifications
PMC’s mission is to both provide access to journal content and maintain a high-quality archive of this content over the long-term.
With this in mind, PMC has designed the following sets of requirements for file submission
PMC Requires:
1. XML Coding: A separate XML data file for the full text of each article.
2. Images: The original high-resolution digital image files for all figures in each article.
3. PDF: A PDF file for each article.
4. Supplementary Data: Spreadsheets, video files, etc. available with the article.
5. Delivery: Files must be named and packaged for PMC.
1. XML Coding (more details)
For details on data elements and XML structure, please see the Journal Publishing DTD at http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing. For
detailed information on using the Journal Publishing DTD for submissions to PMC, please read the PMC Tagging Guidelines.
Please check the XML Coding Specifications for a brief overview of tagging Selective Deposit, NIH Portfolio, license statements,
and release-delays.
Required Data Elements
Certain data elements must be present and used consistently in each XML or SGML file deposited in PMC, even if the
corresponding DTD does not require them. These elements contribute to making the XML/SGML files self-documenting and
more portable for archival purposes:
Journal ISSN
Journal ID or Journal title abbreviation
Journal Publisher
Copyright statement, where applicable
Volume, issue (if applicable), and article sequence number or pagination
Issue publication date
Article electronic publication date
Additional information on tagging Selective Deposit, NIH Portfolio, Release Dates, Open Access, and Limited Access is located
on the XML Coding Specifications page.
2. Images (more details)
Generally, Authors submit raw image data files to a publishing house in various formats (ppt, pdf, tif, jpg, xml, etc.). The files are
then normalized to produce print or electronic output. PMC requires the normalized output, which is high-resolution, and of
sufficient width and quality to be considered archival. Images generated at low resolution for display purposes are not acceptable.
Specific details on Figure, Equation, and Table Image Quality can be found on the Image Quality Specifications page.
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