IMDA – Data Submission, Validation & Curation

Submission Validation Curation

Indian Metabolome Data Archive (IMDA)

The Indian Metabolome Data Archive (IMDA) is India’s national repository for metabolomics data. IMDA archives data from both small- and large-scale studies and accepts raw (instrument output) and processed data derived from Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Submitters must provide comprehensive experimental metadata to ensure reproducibility and interoperability.

At a Glance

  • ✔ Accepts MS & NMR (raw + processed)
  • ✔ Mandatory experimental metadata
  • ✔ Secure FTP upload (FileZilla)
  • ✔ MD5 checksum integrity checks
  • ✔ Aligned with international guidelines

IMDA Data Submission Requirements

1) Registration & Access

2) Submission Templates

  • Project and Study Registration inside IMDA portal.
  • Use templates for Samples and Experiments.

3) Data Files

4) Processing & Notification

Submissions are processed within 7 days, and submitters are notified via email.

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IMDA Submission Guidelines

Checklist for Submitters

  • ✔ Well-written Project & Study summary
  • ✔ Detailed metadata
  • ✔ Raw data availability for samples and controls
  • ✔ One-to-one mapping of sample names to raw data file names
  • ✔ Clear metabolite annotations

Support

For assistance: imdasupport@ibdc.rcb.res.in

How to Cite Data from the IMDA

The data is available at the "Indian Metabolome Data Archive (IMDA) of the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC)" https://ibdc.dbtindia.gov.in/imda/home with IBDC Project accession no. IMP_xxxxxx and Study accession no. IMS_xxxxxx.