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Update principle 3 to make upper case prefix mandatory (#2605)
* Update principle 3 to make upper case prefix mandatory For a while it was not clear whether upper case prefixes are mandated or merely encouraged for new submissions. We have conducted a vote (#2596) which clarifies the situation. The decision was that for new ontology submissions, ontology prefixes _must be_ mandatory. * Update principles/fp-003-uris.md Co-authored-by: Darren A. Natale <nataled@users.noreply.github.com> * Update principles/fp-003-uris.md --------- Co-authored-by: Darren A. Natale <nataled@users.noreply.github.com>
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### Ontology Namespace:
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The namespace is a short string of letters (usually 2-5) that represents the ontology. When used as part of a CURIE, on its own, or as part of a term ID, the namespace is generally capitalized. When used as part of the ontology IRI, the namespace is in lower case. See examples below.
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The namespace is a short string of letters (usually 2-5) that represents the ontology.
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When used as part of a CURIE, on its own, or as part of a term ID, the namespace MUST be capitalized.
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As per [vote on 31st May 2024](https://github.com/OBOFoundry/OBOFoundry.github.io/issues/2596), this applies to all ontologies submitted for acceptance after the 1st June 2024. Ontologies submitted before the 1st June 2024 may retain their mixed case prefixes.
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When used as part of the ontology IRI, the namespace is in lower case. See examples below.
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To request a new namespace, ontology developers MUST follow the guidelines outlined here. Note that very short namespaces (2-3 characters) are reserved for ontologies that cover a general domain and are likely to be frequently used.
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