Submit - Step 1

You can submit here models to be included in the BioModels Database. The following formats are currently accepted:

• SBML Level 2 Version 4
• SBML Level 2 Version 3
• SBML Level 2 Version 2
• SBML Level 2 Version 1
• SBML Level 1 Version 2
• SBML Level 1 Version 1
• CellML 1.1
• CellML 1.0

If you wish to submit a model under a different format, please contact us.

The submitted models will not be incorporated into the BioModels Database straightaway, since they have to undergo a curation phase before. During this curation phase, the models will be first converted to the SBML Level 2 Version 4 format in case they were submitted under a different format, and then tested to verify that they both are consistent and reproduce the results published in the respective reference publication. To actually facilitate this curation phase, prior to submitting a model, please do the following:

• Enter all the relevant information you believe is necessary for the curation (Relation between the model and publication, modifications or clarifications of the model, etc.) either directly into the model file if possible (for example using the notes elements if your model is under one of the SBML formats), or into the Curation comment text field provided by the form in step 3.
• If you created the model, or collaborated to its creation, and you are not an author of the reference publication, add to the model element a dc:creator annotation containing your data (first and last name, organisation, email), so that your contribution can be acknowledged. Click here to view an example of a dc:creator annotation which you can re-use (skip blue part if already present).
• Choose a meaningful value for the attribute name of the model element. Examples of good model names are AuthorNameYear_Topic_Method, Levchenko2000_MAPK_noScaffold or Edelstein1996_EPSP_AChEvent.
• Check the validity of the model (for example by using this online validator if your model is encoded in the SBML format). All the models undergo a primary XML validity check upon submission anyway, and, as mentioned before, a more thorough testing during the curation phase, but an already valid model is of great help nevertheless!

Please note that models in BioModels Database will be in the public domain from the 22nd release, so you do need to agree with this those terms before submitting your model.

Thanks a lot for your contribution to the BioModels Database!

Please enter the ID of the reference publication associated with the model, and then click Continue, if unpublished the ID is optional.