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. 2024 Jan 25;22(1):e3002477.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002477. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Help biocurators to maximize the reach of your data

Alexander Holmes  1 , Denise Carvalho-Silva  1 , Zbyslaw Sondka  1 , Madiha Ahmed  1 , Joanna Argasinska  1 , Rachel Lyne  1 , Amaia Sangrador-Vegas  1 , Sari Ward  1
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Help biocurators to maximize the reach of your data

Alexander Holmes et al. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

Curated scientific databases catalogue and amplify research findings to maximize their reach. Authors should write their papers with this in mind, ensuring that data are accurate, easy to extract, and presented in standardized formats.

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