If you’re unable to submit your draft at least two weeks before your intended journal or conference submission or presentation, please contact the Research Management Team as soon as possible. We will do our best to assist, but a timely review cannot be guaranteed due to our strict ‘first-come, first-served’ policy. 

Yes, and if your research does not involve data accessed through the Genomics England Research Environment, you may not need to follow the full publication review process. However, if your work references or builds upon findings derived from the National Genomic Research Library (NGRL), you must still comply with the Publication Policy. When in doubt, consult the Research Management Team.

Your data access statement should clearly state that the data used in your research was accessed through the Genomics England Research Environment, and should list the main datasets used. There is a template provided on this webpage that we require researchers use for their data access statement. 

When citing the NGRL in ethics statements or declarations within your manuscript, please reference the approved Research Ethics Committee protocol. You can find the protocol details and REC approval information on the HRA website.

You can reach out to the Research Management Team at [email protected] for support with submission timelines, policy clarification, or help with acknowledgements and data access statements.

Yes. All outputs that reference NGRL data including posters, abstracts, and oral presentations must be submitted for review. This ensures consistency, accuracy, and compliance with participant consent and data governance.

Yes. If your thesis uses data from the Genomics England Research Environment, it must go through the same publication review process as other research outputs. Please ensure your supervisor is aware of these requirements. You should submit your thesis for review before its final submission to your institution.

For theses prepared as part of a degree programme (e.g. a PhD), we accept submissions at the same time they are sent to examiners or peer reviewers. Ideally, this should be at least 20 days before your viva or final examination, to allow sufficient time for review.

If you are publishing as part of a consortium, you are still required to follow the Genomics England publication review process if the work uses or references data from the National Genomic Research Library. Please coordinate with your consortium lead and the Research Management Team.

Movement of files into and out of the Research Environment is managed via the Airlock process and is subject to review by a dedicated team at Genomics England. All data you wish to include in your manuscript, or make available to reviewers, must be exported through the Airlock process. This includes graphs, figures, tables, and any other supplementary materials.

If the data required for peer review is too sensitive or potentially identifiable to be exported via Airlock, we can offer reviewers expedited, time-limited access to a designated folder within the Research Environment. This access is strictly for the purpose of peer review. Once the review process is complete and the paper is published, reviewer access is removed. Reviewer anonymity is maintained throughout.

To request this, please submit a Service Desk ticket specifying the data you wish to make available and asking for a restricted-access folder to be created for peer review purposes.