How are submissions evaluated and curated?
Data submissions are subject to preliminary scientific review and acceptance. We evaluate and prioritize incoming data sets based on these factors: • Is it complete and polished? Is the structure clear and concise? • Does it serve to characterize mouse strains in a straightforward way? Are there measurements that (when taken individually) serve to characterize strains? • Does it conform reasonably closely to the MPD project recommendations? • What’s the perceived community interest level? How suitable is it to MPD’s present needs? • Is it organized/formatted (see above) in a way that fits with the MPD structure/model? MPD’s curatorial resources are limited, therefore timeframe may vary considerably. We may contact you to address structural issues, incomplete materials, or other problems. Status inquiries may be sent to phenome@jax.org . A data submission may be deprioritized if: • data do not seem to have been carefully reviewed or contain obvious errors or omissions • data do not serv
