Can I just use FlowRepository to store data without analysing or annotating them online?
Yes, FlowRepository may be used by any individual for any purpose in compliance with our terms of service. and privacy policy. Your journal or funding agency typically require data and annotations (possibly MIFlowCyt compliant) to be available, but they usually don't specify that you would have to use the FlowRepository to annotate or analyse your data online. So the analysis and annotation portions of FlowRepository are optional. If you perform analysis on your personal computer, you can upload the analysis files to FlowRepository using the Attachments section of the Experiment Details Page. This allows you to keep all the analysis files and flow cytometry (FCS) files in one place. In addition, you may earn some MIFlowCyt compliance score points if you do so.
Help
- The following open access article describes how to upload and annotate flow cytometry data sets: Spidlen J, Breuer K and Brinkman R. Preparing a Minimum Information about a Flow Cytometry Experiment (MIFlowCyt) Compliant Manuscript Using the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) FCS File Repository (FlowRepository.org). Current Protocols in Cytometry, UNIT 10.18, July 2012.
- We also have a Quick start guide and a FAQ section.
- You may download slides from our Workshop at CYTO 2012: Publishing MIFlowCyt Compliant Data to ISAC’s FlowRepository.org for Cytometry A and Other Journals
- Additional links and help options are listed in our support page.
- You can contact us for support regarding technical issues or by sending comments about how to make your experiment or FlowRepository in general better. Leave feedback or ask questions by filling out a support ticket.
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