MOFEP Data Management

Data & Metadata The main MOFEP page is at To reach the metadata and data upload page from here, click on the “Metadata and Data Upload” link on the left side of the main page. The main MOFEP page is at To reach the metadata and data upload page from here, click on the “Metadata and Data Upload” link on the left side of the main page. The metadata and data upload page can also be reached directly at The metadata and data upload page can also be reached directly at

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Guidelines for Access to MOFEP Data Public Data Data that is freely available to the public three years after collection Principal Investigator Data Data that is not freely available to the public for a set period of not less than three years after collection ( mofep.mdc.state.mo.us/guidelines.htm )

Guidelines for Public Data Data are made available “as is”. No additional data analysis or data management will be required by MDC to fulfill data requests Data are made available “as is”. No additional data analysis or data management will be required by MDC to fulfill data requests Requestor should agree that the data will be used for a specific research purpose and will not be distributed to other parties Requestor should agree that the data will be used for a specific research purpose and will not be distributed to other parties

The steering committee expects that any use of MOFEP data will be accompanied by the appropriate citations and acknowledgements The steering committee expects that any use of MOFEP data will be accompanied by the appropriate citations and acknowledgements Requestors are encouraged to contact the original investigator responsible for the data, and to consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with the original investigator Requestors are encouraged to contact the original investigator responsible for the data, and to consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with the original investigator

Prior to publication, requestors should submit a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinator for review. Following publication, requestors should provide a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinator Prior to publication, requestors should submit a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinator for review. Following publication, requestors should provide a copy of the paper to the MOFEP coordinator Only the MOFEP data manager may provide MOFEP data to entities external to the MDC. Requests should specify the data needed and the purpose for accessing the data Only the MOFEP data manager may provide MOFEP data to entities external to the MDC. Requests should specify the data needed and the purpose for accessing the data

Guidelines for Principal Investigator Data PI’s have exclusive access to their scientific data for a three-year proprietary period (the publication-rights period) following data collection. PI’s have exclusive access to their scientific data for a three-year proprietary period (the publication-rights period) following data collection. Prior to expiration of the publication-rights period, only the PI’s may provide data to entities external to and within MDC. Prior to expiration of the publication-rights period, only the PI’s may provide data to entities external to and within MDC.

Once access to data is granted by the PI, requestors should consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with original investigators Once access to data is granted by the PI, requestors should consider collaboration and/or co-authorship with original investigators Specific research purpose Specific research purpose No distribution to other parties No distribution to other parties Appropriate acknowledgements and citations Appropriate acknowledgements and citations Review prior to publication Review prior to publication Copy submitted to MOFEP coordinator Copy submitted to MOFEP coordinator Requests should specify data needed and purpose Requests should specify data needed and purpose