Folks,
Check pages I-111-112 in the November SF 424 guidelines. See below,
Elsa

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>>> Charlie Hathaway <xxxxxx@AECOM.YU.EDU> 1/24/2007 11:53 AM >>>
Does anyone have a good way of explaining the new NIH appendix rules
for
electronic applications?

In particular:

If you want a reviewer to be able to magnify a photomicrograph, are
you
limited to using a compressible format (e.g. JPEG) within the research
plan?  [Thereby assuming that he/she is reviewing the proposal on
screen]

***You may not include a photomicrograph in the appendix. Page I-112 of
the November guidelines say that "photographs or color images of gels,
micrographs, etc. are no longer accepted as appendix material." You may
include an entire publication; you may NOT extract an image from that
article for inclusion in the appendix. (reference same page).

Related to above, what does the following exception mean?
"...images may not be included in the Appendix (EXCEPT when part of a
qualifying publication)."
does this mean you can submit them only as part of a manuscript OR if
they
are part of a manuscript, you may extract the figures and submit them
separately?

Does "free, online, publicly available journal link" mean free without
required subscription?  So, are most papers really "free" to the
reviewer
who is not hooked up to his institution's library?

***"Free, online, publicly available" means free to anyone outside of a
library subscription.

Should/May you include a list of urls in the appendix for the papers
you
want reviewers to look at?

***URLs are perfectly acceptable in the appendix, in fact recommended.
Page I-111 says that "Publications - No longer allowed as appendix
materials except in the circumstances noted below." And below are (1)
manuscripts or abstracts accepted for publication but not yet in print,
(2) manuscripts published but not freely available online and (3) patent
documents relevant to the project. It has long been common practice to
submit copies of in press publications, especially when they
strengthened preliminary data. I am not quite sure what to make of the
statement that "publications and/or abstracts in press should no longer
be included in the appendix material."

And...

Was it ever typical for an applicant to submit copies of publications
in
the Appendix of a NEW application?  i.e. to strengthen a feasibility
or
preliminary data issue?

thanks

Charlie

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