From 5e1b28ef19b9896a73b0fedba6ada5bbf8221bd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Matentzoglu Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:05:51 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update principles/fp-003-uris.md Co-authored-by: Darren A. Natale --- principles/fp-003-uris.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/principles/fp-003-uris.md b/principles/fp-003-uris.md index 18bcbd6e5..58687f32f 100644 --- a/principles/fp-003-uris.md +++ b/principles/fp-003-uris.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Each ontology MUST have a unique IRI in the form of an OBO Foundry permanent URL ### Ontology Namespace: The namespace is a short string of letters (usually 2-5) that represents the ontology. -When used as part of a CURIE, on its own, or as part of a term ID, the namespace must be capitalized. +When used as part of a CURIE, on its own, or as part of a term ID, the namespace MUST be capitalized. As per [vote on 31st May 2024](https://github.com/OBOFoundry/OBOFoundry.github.io/issues/2596), this applies to all ontologies submitted for acceptance after the 1st June 2024. Ontologies submitted before the 1st June 2024 may retain their mixed case prefixes. When used as part of the ontology IRI, the namespace is in lower case. See examples below.