Data Contributor Checklist
- alex.knoll (Unlicensed)
- Aditya Nath
- Robert Allaway
Owned by alex.knoll (Unlicensed)
We’ve put together this checklist for you as a resource to ensure you’ve completed all the necessary steps involved in contributing data to the portal. Detailed instructions and information can be found here—this checklist is just an extra tool to keep you on track.
Before data generation
Register for a Synapse account
If you’ll be uploading data, take the Synapse certification quiz
You must be a certified user to upload data
We also recommend that you add your ORCID credentials to your profile
Submit a data sharing plan (DSP)
This includes your anticipated data types and data access/licensing requirements, estimated number of samples, expected upload dates, and researcher contact information, as well as whether you’ll be submitting human data
Submit a project detail intake form
You must also submit your completed DSP along with this form (there will be a place to upload it)
Find the project detail intake form here
Visit your Synapse project*
Check to make sure you can access your project, and let us know if others on your team need access too
View your study on the NF Data Portal*
Review and familiarize yourself with our documentation on data contribution
*When your study is registered, the NF-OSI will create a project and study page for you and notify you.
After data generation
Upload data files to Synapse
Annotate data files with metadata
Add any additional information such as provenance, supplementary documentation, or wikis
If required, submit a milestone to your funder
Before data release
Note: We will contact you before making data public. This typically happens well after the project start date—anywhere from several months to several years later.
After data release
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