The wwPDB partners are pleased to announce that new X-ray structure
validation reports are now being provided to depositors as part of the
structure annotation process. For the full announcement, see:
http://www.wwpdb.org/news/news_2013.html#02-August-2013
The reports can be used by depositors to assess the quality of their
structures, and by journal editors and referees as a useful tool in the
manuscript-review process.
“Validation ‘at the gate’ is crucial to improving the quality and
consistency of the structural archive,” said Gerard Kleywegt, Head of
PDBe. “The new wwPDB validation reports for X-ray crystal structures
draw on a wealth of community experience in the validation of models,
experimental data and the fit of the model to these data. The new style
reports are a huge improvement compared to the reports previously
provided by the wwPDB partners. Initial feedback from depositors,
annotation staff and users alike has been very positive and this has in
fact motivated us to start delivering the reports much earlier than we
had planned. We strongly encourage journal editors and referees to
request these reports from depositors as part of the manuscript
submission and review process.”
The new X-ray structure validation reports have been prepared according
to the recommendations of the wwPDB X-ray Validation Task Force and
provide an assessment of structure quality using widely accepted
standards and criteria. Crucially, the new reports also provide an
easily interpretable graphic that compares the quality of a structure to
that of other structures in the PDB archive and to structures of similar
resolution.
Further information, including sample X-ray validation reports, is
available at http://www.wwpdb.org/validation.html
We would welcome your feedback on the new style validation reports.
Please send any comments, questions or suggestions to
[email protected]
Gary Battle
on behalf of the wwPDB
