Data submission workflow to be used by the submitters to submit data on IBIA portal.
As depicted in the figure above, the data submission on IBIA is a simple ten step process. The submitter has to Register on IBIA (if not already registered) which is followed by Login. After successful Login, the submitter need to submit/upload Project, Study, Samples and Experiments information on IBIA. Thereafter, actual image files are uploaded by submitter, through the IBIA "Upload Images" module, using the FTP credentials. As soon as all the images are uploaded successfully on IBIA, "Uploaded Images Status" option is used to verify the upload size (in terms of server disk space utilized). The submitter has to press "Start Validation" button to start and ensure the integrity and accuracy of upload. After successful validation of all the uploaded images, submitter should ensure about the upload of all required data through "Overall Upload Status" option provided on IBIA website. If all the required information is filled completely on "Project", "Study", "Sample", "Experiment" and "Upload Images"/"File Upload" sections, the submitter will finally confirm the submission on IBIA through "Complete Submission". An automatically generated email will be send to inform all the Authors/Collaborators and IBIA review committee, about the submission of the a new Study (only after the successful submission). Finally, submitted study passes through various quality, suitability, and integrity checks of IBIA to match the archive standards. Thus, the decision on a finally submitted study (approval/rejection) is made within seven working days by the IBIA review committee. After the decision, an approved study will be available in the IBIA's "Study Browse" list and an email will be sent immediately to the submitters about the review decision (approval/rejection) for the study. The studies with "Open Access" licence type will be available for the public use (after the "Study Release Date"). If the submitted study is Rejected, this will be unavailable to IBIA users.