# FAIRer DNA sequence data with q2-ena-uploader: a QIIME 2 plugin for data deposition in the European Nucleotide Archive

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a new tool to simplify uploading DNA sequence data to a public archive.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is a QIIME 2 plugin for automated validation and upload to the European Nucleotide Archive.

## Key findings

- q2-ena-uploader automates validation and submission of sequence data.
- The tool is open-source and integrates with QIIME 2 workflows.

## Abstract

Technical hurdles are a significant barrier for deposition of next-generation sequence data in public repositories. We present q2-ena-uploader, a software package for automated validation and upload of sequence data. It is BSD-3-licensed and available at https://github.com/bokulich-lab/q2-ena-uploader.