Data Submission Updates II - June 2025 (NEW SUBMISSION WORKFLOW)

MetaboLights is committed to improving the data submission process for our users. In January 2025 the team introduced the New Accessioning and Validation Framework v2, aimed to improve the way we handle the volume and quality of submissions.

Starting June 12, the following new changes are now introduced.

New Submission Workflow: Once a study passes Validation Framework v2, submitters will be required to change the status of their studies from ‘PROVISIONAL’ to ‘PRIVATE’ (previously from ‘Submitted’ to ‘In Curation’).

As a major update, submitters will be able to change the status of their studies from ‘PRIVATE’ to ‘PUBLIC’ without needing to contact MetaboLights or undergo MetaboLights curation.

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Data Submission Updates I - January 2025

Starting January 2025, MetaboLights has introduced two new functionalities that mark a major change in how we handle the volume and quality of submissions.

New Accessioning: MetaboLights will first issue a temporary submission request (i.e. REQxxx) instead of the traditional MetaboLights study accession number (i.e. MTBLSxxx). A full MetaboLights accession number will be assigned only once a study passes new validation - Validation Framework v2 (and status promoted to ‘Private).

Validation Framework v2: The MetaboLights team has developed a more structured, stricter ruleset. Studies which pass this version of validation will not only receive the full MetaboLights accession number (e.g. MTBLSxxx) but will instantly receive a private reviewer link and be eligible to go public without MetaboLights curation.

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