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Join the open science movement by getting involved with COS.

What is open science?

Open science, also called open research or open scholarship, is a movement in scholarly communication that promotes the free and open sharing of research outputs, including data, code, and publications. The goal of open science is to increase the accessibility, transparency, rigor, reproducibility, and impact of research.

The Center for Open Science (COS) is a culture change organization that aims to align scholarly values with scholarly practices. COS is committed to the principle that academic research is a public good, and therefore the papers, data, materials, registrations, and the infrastructure hosting research should be open to the maximum extent possible.

How do I get involved?

Whether you are a researcher, librarian, journal editor, funder, policymaker, journalist, university administrator, or general supporter of research, COS is here to support your involvement in open scholarship.

To scale adoption of open practices by researchers, COS provides open software infrastructure that makes it possible to engage in open science. COS also conducts user-centered product development and supports grassroots organizing to activate early adopters and make their behavior visible to shift community norms.

COS offers solutions to journals, funders, and institutions to nudge their incentives to make it desirable to practice open science. And finally, COS promotes a policy framework for stakeholders to require open practices.

We envision a future scholarly community in which the process, content, and outcomes of research are openly accessible by default.

Because of our generous funders and outstanding partners, we are able to produce open-source products, resources, and services. Check them out below and get involved.

Ways to Engage with COS

Use Our Tools

The Open Science Framework (OSF) connects the tools researchers already use, so they can transparently and openly communicate their research and maximize resources and impact.

Sign Up for Our Training

Access hands-on, pragmatic curriculum, curated from use cases developed in collaboration with the community of open researchers we engage.

Start Community Building

Explore how we collaborate with communities to create culture change toward research rigor and transparency.

Support Policy Reform

Learn about our activities advocating for better scientific policies as part of our comprehensive mission to improve scientific practice.

Donate to COS

Support our efforts to accelerate innovation in open and transparent scientific practices.

Responsible stewards of your support

COS has earned top recognition from Charity Navigator and Candid (formerly GuideStar) for our financial transparency and accountability to our mission. COS and the OSF were also awarded SOC2 accreditation in 2023 after an independent assessment of our security and procedures by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

We invite all of our sponsors, partners, and members of the community to learn more about how our organization operates, our impact, our financial performance, and our nonprofit status.

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