README.md

This repository is used to track all community proposals for nf-core.

Proposer Documentation

To make a new proposal for a pipeline, please create a new issue in the repository following the template provided:

• New pipeline

To make a new proposal for a special interest group, please create a new issue in the repository following the template provided:

• New special interest group

Curator Documentation

Pipelines

The curator workflow is as follows:

1. Once a issue is made, update the 'Project' status to 'proposed' (right hand side bar, under 'new--proposals')
2. Facilitate discussion on the the Issue thread, following the guidance here.
3. Acceptance requires a minimum of OKs from:
   • Two members of the core team.
   • One member of the core team and one member of the maintainers team.
4. If a proposal is accepted, update both the label AND status to 'accepted', and when closing select 'Close as completed'
5. If a proposal is turned down, update both the label AND status to 'turned-down', and when closing select 'Close as not planned'
6. If a proposal is not completed or abandoned after a year, update both the label AND status to 'timed-out', and when closing select 'Close as not planned'

Special Interest GRoups

The curator workflow is as follows:

1. Once a issue is made, update the 'Project' status to 'proposed' (right hand side bar, under 'new--proposals')
2. Facilitate discussion on the the Issue thread, following the guidance here.
3. Acceptance requires a minimum of OKs from:
   • Two members of the core team.
4. If a proposal is accepted, update both the label AND status to 'accepted', and when closing select 'Close as completed'
5. If a proposal is turned down, update both the label AND status to 'turned-down', and when closing select 'Close as not planned'
6. If a proposal is not completed or abandoned after a year, update both the label AND status to 'timed-out', and when closing select 'Close as not planned'