New Look, New Name: PMC

PMC, formerly known as PubMed Central, has been updated for improved viewing and navigation. PMC is the National Institutes of Health’s repository for peer-reviewed primary research reports in the life sciences. This free archive houses journal literature and author manuscripts, and currently contains 2.4 million articles. There are over 1,000 full participation journals, 1,753 selective deposit journals, and 233 NIH Portfolio journals.

Updates to PMC include:

A more compact, uniform presentation of article information allowing for easier navigation:

Improved linking to PubMed search results:

Enhanced viewing capability for tables and figures:

“Go to” links to quickly navigate through articles:

More PMC enhancements are coming! Are you a frequent PubMed, PMC, or NCBI user? Stay up to date by subscribing to news on all the updates and enhancements.

- Dana Abbey, Colorado/Health Information Literacy Coordinator

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