As covered in more detail on the About page, the AFMDB repository, part of PSDI Community Data Collections, is a centralised data facility for the purpose of storing Atomic Force Microscopy data. The repository will accept any AFM file format, alongside a processed image file from any analysis software. However, we do encourage users to try our open-source tool TopoStats to process their images with the aim of standardising the data output. AFMDB operates a community led review process that will screen data submissions for remit and quality of contributions.
Deposit:
- Depositors are expected to comply with the PSDI Community Data Collections Policy.
- Depositories are required to accept and comply with the AFMDB deposit conditions.
- Any AFM file format and processed image format is accepted
- Multiple files can be zipped before deposit
- Acceptance into the community is determined by the AFMDB Community Administrators
- Descriptive metadata to accepted standards for discovery and description, must be assigned to each dataset.
- A Creative Commons CC0 licence is the default licence for deposits, however depositors are expected to pay careful consideration to this and must always ensure that an appropriate licence is selected.
- There is an option to set an embargo period for datasets.
- There are no charges to individual researchers for deposit or storage of datasets.
- Before publication in AFMDB, datasets and metadata will be reviewed for accuracy by AFMDB appointed reviewers. The deposit will also be inspected to ensure it is within the scientific scope of Atomic Force Microscopy data as outlined above.
- Datasets should be no larger than 100GB.