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PubMed Central News – Changes and new journals in PubMed Central

  • Preview of Upcoming Changes to PMC's eFetch Output
    In April 2025, the data formats for PMC articles available through eFetch will be updated as part of NLM's ongoing efforts to modernize its products and services. While most of the data will remain unchanged, there are several key differences in the XML and PubMed (formerly MEDLINE) data formats that we'd like to highlight for users. (Learn more ab […]
  • PMC Transitions to Updated Website
    On October 16, 2024, NLM's NCBI transitioned to an updated PubMed Central (PMC) website, representing the next step in ongoing efforts to modernize NLM's products and services. As part of this update, the primary URL for the PMC website has changed from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc to pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. In addition, you'll notice a new look, feel, […]
  • PMC Tagging Guidelines Accessibility Updates
    The PMC Tagging Guidelines (TG) were updated on October 7, 2024, to provide new guidance for PMC data providers on how to deposit accessible article information using Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) XML. This guidance aligns with accessibility recommendations from JATS for Reuse, a working group under NISO. This recommendation bases its set of tagging best […]
  • PMC website update coming October 16
    On October 16, 2024, PMC will transition to a new website. This update, available for preview since March 2024 for user testing and feedback, will become the default for PMC on that date. With this update: the primary URL format for the website will change from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ to https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Existing links to most PMC page […]
  • 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 and include an updated article display and enhanced PMC journal list. Click on the "Try it out now" link in the banner on the top of any page on the current PMC website to preview these upd […]