diff --git a/docs/reference/review-obo-foundry-ontology.md b/docs/reference/review-obo-foundry-ontology.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e8dee91e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/reference/review-obo-foundry-ontology.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Reference Guide on How To Review an OBO Foundry Ontology + +## Overview + +The mission of the OBO Foundry is to develop a family of interoperable ontologies that are both logically well-formed and scientifically accurate. To achieve this, OBO Foundry participants follow and contribute to the development of an evolving set of [principles](https://obofoundry.org/principles/fp-000-summary.html) including open use, collaborative development, non-overlapping and strictly-scoped content, and common syntax and relations, based on ontology models that work well, such as the [Gene Ontology (GO)](http://geneontology.org/). + +## How to submit a new ontology for inclusion in the OBO obofoundry + +Instructions are available [here](https://obofoundry.org/faq/how-do-i-register-my-ontology.html). + +## How to review an OBO Foundry ontology + +The OBO Foundry has a [standard operating procedure (SOP)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CSybGT9LPwB8F3UU-91vgOKKjhdKBoqw_WY1XyMdYk4/edit#heading=h.wctdokwq461u) for how to review an ontology for inclusion in the OBO Foundry. \ No newline at end of file