The OBO Foundry
  • About
    • About the OBO Foundry
    • Code of Conduct
    • Operations Committee
    • Standard Operating Procedures
    • Editorial Working Group
    • Technical Working Group
    • Outreach Working Group
    • GitHub Project
    • GitHub Organization
  • Principles
    • Overview
    • Open (principle 1)
    • Common Format (principle 2)
    • URI/Identifier Space (principle 3)
    • Versioning (principle 4)
    • Scope (principle 5)
    • Textual Definitions (principle 6)
    • Relations (principle 7)
    • Documentation (principle 8)
    • Documented Plurality of Users (principle 9)
    • Commitment To Collaboration (principle 10)
    • Locus of Authority (principle 11)
    • Naming Conventions (principle 12)
    • Maintenance (principle 16)
    • Responsiveness (principle 20)
  • Ontologies
    • Ontology Table
    • ID Policy
    • OBO Dashboard
    • Ontologies Metadata Source
    • Combined Metadata
    • Ontology YAML
    • Ontology JSON-LD alpha
    • Ontology RDF/Turtle alpha
  • Resources
  • Citation
    • Cite Ontologies
    • Cite the OBO Foundry
    • Publications Related to the OBO Foundry
  • Participate
    • OBO Foundry Issue Tracker
    • OBO-Discuss Mail List
    • OBO-Tools Mail List
    • OBO Community Slack channel
    • Submit your ontology
  • FAQ
    • Policy
    • What are the OBO Foundry Principles?
    • What is the OBO ID Policy?
    • My ontology is not ready for OBO Foundry, can I reserve a prefix anyway?
    • What's the difference between an OBO Foundry ontology and an OBO format ontology?
    • Citation
    • How do I cite the OBO Foundry?
    • How do I cite a specific ontology?
    • Terms
    • How do I request a new ontology term?
    • Ontology display
    • How do I add a custom browser for my ontology?
    • Why is there no OBO-Format file listed for my ontology?
    • Ontology metadata
    • How do I edit the metadata for my ontology?
    • What are permissible values in the metadata file, e.g. for 'publications'?
    • What is the build object in the ontology metadata?
    • What does it mean for an ontology to be flagged as 'inactive', 'orphaned' or 'obsolete'?
    • OBO Dashboard
    • What is the OBO Dashboard?
    • How can I assess my ontology using the OBO Dashboard?
    • Guides
    • What tools are there for creating, editing and working with OBO ontologies?
    • How should I manage my ontology using version control?
    • How do I convert between formats (e.g. OBO to OWL format)?
    • How should I manage and curate my ontology throughout its lifecycle?
    • Participate
    • How do I submit my ontology?
    • How can I get involved in the OBO Foundry?

How to participate in the OBO Foundry

Operations Committee

  • Mission Statement
  • Membership
  • Meetings
  • Policy Decisions
  • Mailing Lists
  • OBO Calendar

Editorial Working Group

  • Review Process
  • Review Criteria

Technical Working Group

  • PURL Requests
  • OBO PURL Configuration
  • Ontology tools and resources

Outreach Working Group

The OBO Foundry is currently a volunteer-run organization. There are many ways to get involved:

  • Submit a bug report, question, or feature request to the OBO Foundry issue tracker
  • Join the OBO-Discuss mailing list
  • Join the OBO-Tools mailing list
  • Participate in the OBO Community Slack channel
  • Submit your ontology to be considered for inclusion in the OBO Foundry
  • Create a pull request to improve this website
  • Nominate yourself to join the OBO Foundry Operations Committee

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