Create Publication allows you to identify a publication and associate it with one or more samples.

To create a sample publication

1. Choose a method of initiating the process: 
   • To create a publication (and optionally add it to multiple samples): Click Publications. The Manage Publications page appears. Click Create a New Publication. The Create Publication page appears. Select a publication type.

   • To add a publication to one sample: Search for the sample. In the search results, click Edit. In the Navigation Tree, click Publication. Next to the appropriate publication type, click Add. The Edit (sample name) Publication page appears. 

     NAVIGATION TREE

     GENERAL INFO

     COMPOSITION

     CHARACTERIZATION

     PUBLICATION

2. Fill in the following information. Fields may change, depending upon your launching point and your selection of Publication Type. 
   

   Sample Publication Criteria	Description
   Publication Type*	Select (or review) the type of publication from the drop-down list. Pre-selected if starting from within a sample.
   Publication Status*
   Title*	Enter the title. (Refer to PubMed ID description for how to auto-populate this field)
   Year of Publication	Enter the year that the publication was published.
   Authors	To add an author to the publication, click Add. In the panel, enter the full last name, the full first name, and the first and middle initials of the author. Confirm that you have read and understood the following message. Click Save.  To edit an author, click Edit, make changes to the name, and click Save. The changes are saved. To remove an author, click Edit next to the author's name, and click Delete in the panel.
   Keywords	Enter a term that can be used in a search query to find the publication. Enter one keyword on each line.
   Description	Enter the description for the publication.
   Research Category	To select multiple categories, you can Shift-click or Ctrl-click.
   Upload or Enter File URL	Select Upload or Enter File URL. If you select Upload: Click Choose File. Browse and select the publication (up to 30 MB).  If you select Enter File URL: Enter the URL where the publication is located.
   Sample Name	There are two options to add samples to a publication: Enter one sample name per line in the Sample Name box. OR Click Search Samples and a list of samples appears in a list box. Select one or more samples. To select multiple samples, you can Shift-click or Ctrl-click. Click Select, and the selected samples are added to the Sample Name box.
   Access to the Publication	For more information, refer to Sharing a Publication with a User or Group or Making a Publication Public.

   If you paste text into an input field, review it before submitting the text to the system. Make sure the formatting (such as superscript, subscript, bold, and Italics), Greek letters, and other special characters appear as expected. For details, refer to Correcting Special Text. 

   
   

3. When you are done entering information, click Submit.

   After saving, the publication is listed on My Workspace where you can manage all of your saved publications, and view any publications that a user has shared with you.

4. Once you save the publication, the Edit Publication page opens. With the appropriate security permissions, you can perform the following functions:

   1. Editing a Publication

   2. Sharing a Publication with a User or Group

   3. Making a Publication Public