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-New submissions are very welcome! Please check our [pull request template](.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md) for guidelines.
+New submissions are very welcome! Please check our [pull request template](.github/pull_request_template.md) for guidelines.
+
+Simply create a new branch and open a pull request with your files. We will then check your model and merge it into the collection.
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 # Benchmark-Models-PEtab
 A collection of mathematical models with experimental data in the [PEtab](https://github.com/PEtab-dev) format as benchmark problems in order to evaluate new and existing methodologies for data-based modelling. The publication for the introduction and analysis of the benchmark problem collection is available at https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/article/35/17/3073/5280731.
 
-Contributions to the collection are very welcome. For this, please create a new branch, add your model and test your files with the provided functions, and start a pull request. We will then check your model and merge it into the collection. We are continuously working on the extension of the collection.
+Contributions to the collection are very welcome. Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
 
 ## Overview