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Announcing New Published Studies that Took the Prereg Challenge
Jul. 27, 2017 Since the Preregistration Challenge started 18 months ago, many researchers have specified their research plans, had them checked by our team at COS, conducted their work, and...
Center for Open Science Launches Thesis Commons, an Open-source Platform for Theses and Dissertations
Jul. 15, 2017 Charlottesville, VA TheCenter for Open Science(COS) is pleased to announce the release ofThesis Commons, a free, cloud-based, open-source platform for the submission,...
Job Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Honored at 2017 CBIC Gala
May. 22, 2017 The Center for Open Science is the 2017 CBIC Start-Up of the Year. As the world of scholarly research and publishing is being transformed by advances in information technology,...
The Center for Open Science Releases Another Branded Preprint Service With LawArXiv
May. 8, 2017 The Center for Open Science (COS) is pleased to announce that it has added another branded service to its open source preprints service,OSF Preprints. The new service, called...
How reproducible is basic lab research in cancer biology?
Apr. 25, 2017 In January, a review of the reproducibility of several highly cited cancer biology papers was published. The results were mixed and demonstrate how difficult reproducing published...
How the GOP Could Use Science’s Reform Movement Against It
Apr. 17, 2017 Executive Director Brian Nosek discusses the importance of openness and transparency in the context of government funding of science. External Link: ...
Nature Research and Springer Formally Endorse Guidelines that Promote Transparency in the Process of Science
Mar. 16, 2017 Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science is pleased to announce that Nature Research and Springer journals have today become signatories of the Transparency and Openness...
Researchers’ Inability to Reproduce Results from Previous Cancer Studies Could Increase Pressure on Clinical Laboratories and Diagnostic Technology Developers
Mar. 9, 2017 Developers of clinical laboratory tests and medical diagnostic technologies might soon be feeling the pressure to increase their push for transparency and standards that...
The Center for Open Science Releases Another Branded Preprint Service With BITSS
Mar. 7, 2017 Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science (COS) is pleased to announce that it has added another branded service to its open source preprints service,OSF Preprints. The new...
Center for Open Science Elects New Board of Directors and Officers
Feb. 28, 2017 Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science announces the election of a new expanded Board of Directors, and the election of Arthur “Skip” Lupia as COS Board chair and Alan G....
The Center for Open Science Releases Another Branded Preprint Service With AgriXiv
Feb. 15, 2017 February 14, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science (COS) is pleased to announce that it has added another branded service to its open source preprints service,...
COS, Science Exchange and eLife release first results of cancer reproducibility project
Jan. 19, 2017 The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology (RP:CB) is an initiative to conduct direct replications of 50 high-impact cancer biology studies. The project anticipates learning...

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