If you would like to submit data to the NF Data Portal, steps to do so are outlined below. Please note that if your project has been funded by one of our partners, you may have additional data sharing obligations outlined in your agreement with the funder.
Please ensure that you have the appropriate permission and authority to share data from this study (such as Institutional Review Board approval, informed consent, etc.). If you need to place conditions for use (access restrictions) on your data, please let us know (and be sure to detail them in your data sharing plan).
Sharing data involves the following actions, to be completed in order:
1. Become a certified Synapse user
To do this, you must:
Link your ORCID account to your profile (This is optional, but recommended)
2. Complete a data sharing plan (DSP)
The goal of this is to support the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) and allows you to describe the data being shared and how/when they will be released.
3. Gain approval and access to your project and share it with your team
If approved, we’ll work with you to create a project in Synapse and deposit your data.
Once your project is created in Synapse, your fileview is where you will view and manage your data. In your Synapse project, click Tables, and find the View type called Project Files and Metadata. When you upload data to your project, individual files will start to be listed here. This is one place that you can use to modify annotations/metadata for each file.
Here’s an example of such a fileview after all of the metadata has been added:
To share the project with others on your research team, you can create a Team on Synapse. Find more information and instructions to do so here. Once your Team is created, it will appear in your Synapse profile here.
Once you have created a team, you can add the team to your project from the main project page, giving them access. To do so, go to Project Settings > Project Sharing Settings.
4. Learn how to organize your data
Please readHow to Organize Data to learn how to organize your data.
5. Upload your data
Once your project is created in Synapse and you’ve added some folders to house your data, you’re ready to upload your project’s data. We have a separate page on this site with instructions to do so, which you can find in our How to Upload Data document.
6. Annotate your data
This involves labeling your files with metadata so users can easily find and filter for the data they need when exploring data on the portal. We have a separate page on this site with more information and instructions on adding annotations, which you can find in our How to Annotate Data document.
7. Review your project
Once your data are ready for public release, you’ll want to review your project to make sure it’s good to go! Most importantly, make sure you have the appropriate permission and authority to share the data. Additionally, check that your data are properly annotated with metadata and that all associated details are correct.
Once all data is deposited and the embargo period ends, we’ll share your data on the NF Data Portal!
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