Nucleotide Sequence Database Policies

Abstract

The International Nucleotide Sequence Databases (INSD) has been an international collaboration between DDBJ, EMBL, and GenBank for over 14 years. Its advisory board, the International Advisory Committee, is made up of members of each of the databases' advisory bodies. At their last meeting, members of this committee unanimously endorsed and reaffirmed the existing data-sharing policy of the three databases that make up the INSD, which is stated below. Individuals submitting data to the international sequence databases managed collaboratively by DDBJ, EMBL, and GenBank should be aware of the following:. The INSD is an outstanding example of success in building an immensely valuable, widely used public resource through voluntary cooperation across the international scientific community. This success has been achieved by following the guidelines and principles outlined above.