PubMed Central (PMC) Transitions to Updated Website

Posted by Erica Lake on October 23rd, 2024 Posted in: Blog

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As previously announced, 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, and organization of PMC article pages and the PMC Journal List.

The updated website runs on cloud services to ensure the website’s long-term sustainability and reliability. It also incorporates U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) components and design principles to improve PMC’s readability and accessibility, whether you are visiting on a desktop computer, mobile device, or accessing its content using assistive technology.

What’s new? 

1. The primary URL for the PMC website has changed from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc to pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

1. • Existing links to most PMC pages that use the prior URL format automatically redirect to the equivalent page on the updated website.
   • Journal “archive” pages now redirect to the journal’s record in the PMC Journal List.
   • Table of Contents pages for journal issues also redirect to the PMC Journal List. You can find more information on how to search by volume and issue on the updated site in the PMC User Guide.
   • The URL for PMC search and most of the auxiliary PMC tools pages will continue using the “www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/” format but will be updated in the coming months.

2. The Article Displayhas an updated look and feel to improve readability.
3. The PMC Journal Listhas added new features to make it easier to determine a journal’s archiving status.

Learn more about the PMC Journal List and Article Display in the PMC User Guide.

Share Your Feedback 

Your continued feedback is invaluable in shaping and improving ongoing PMC modernization efforts. Please let NCBI know what you think and share your feedback using the yellow Feedback button located on the bottom of every PMC webpage.

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Questions? 

Please reach out to NCBI if you have questions or would like to provide feedback.

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PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Library of Medicine (NLM). Learn more here.