Background

Now that you have signed up as a WikiPathways author, and you have a completed pathway model, you are ready to publish your pathway at WikiPathways.

Challenge

Publish your pathway model of Cholesterol Biosynthesis at WikiPathways. The steps performed here are the same as those you would perform to publish an original pathway model. You will use your published tutorial pathways in subsequent challenges.


  • In PathVisio, with your pathway open, select Plugins > WikiPathways > Upload New.
  • You will be prompted to login to WikiPathways, using your WP account.
  • Next, you will also be asked to provide a Description for your pathway. Enter the description you created previously by copy and paste from the text editor. Click create to continue.
  • You will get a message letting you know if the upload was successful.
  • Go to the New Pathways page at WikiPathways Classic and you should see your new pathway listed at the top. Click on the link to open the page.
  • IMPORTANT: Since this is a test/tutorial pathway, the first thing you should do is tag the pathway as a Test Pathway:
    • Click the + icon under the Quality Tags header.
    • Use the pull down menu to select Test pathway.
    • Click the checkmark icon.
  • Done! You are the first author of this newly published pathway! It has its own unique identifier (WPID) e.g., WP254, and its own URL. As a test/tutorial pathway, your pathway will be automatically deleted in a 5-10 days, but in the meantime, you can practice making edits at WikiPathways on your very own pathway.
  • Note: The new WikiPathways website contains only approved pathways that have undergone review. Since your new tutorial pathway is a test pathway, it will only be available on the classic site.

Criteria for pathways to be approved:

  1. No unconnected interactions.
  2. Most (>90%) of datanodes must be annotated with database references.
  3. The pathway must have a complete description, meaning a 2-3 sentence summary of the process that the pathway describes.
  4. Minimum of one literature reference.
  5. Minimum of one pathway ontology tag.
  6. Overall, the pathway model should be useful for data visualization and analysis.

Let's verify your newly published pathway at WikiPathways. Provide your username and the WPID of your newly uploaded pathway: