--- title: COS News (8) description: COS News (8) --- - Our sites: - [OSF](https://osf.io) - [TOP Guidelines](https://www.cos.io/initiatives/top-guidelines) - [* *Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/cos.io)[* *Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@CenterforOpenScience)[* *Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-open-science/)[* *YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CenterforOpenScience) - [**  Shop](https://www.redbubble.com/people/OpenScience/shop) - [**  Donate](https://www.cos.io/support-cos) [![Center for Open Science](https://www.cos.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/COS%202024/cos-full-tag-h.png?width=2000&height=293&name=cos-full-tag-h.png "Center for Open Science")](https://www.cos.io) ** ** # News Open science and transparency practices are hot topics in the scholarly research and scientific community and in the media at large. For media inquiries, contact: [pr@cos.io](mailto:pr@cos.io). [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/Screen_Shot_2017-09-19_at_10.21.19_AM.original.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-open-science-receives-grant-james-s-mcdonnell-foundation-study-impact-registered-reports) [Center for Open Science receives a grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation to study the impact of Registered Reports](https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-open-science-receives-grant-james-s-mcdonnell-foundation-study-impact-registered-reports) Sep. 19, 2017 The Center for Open Science(COS) is pleased to announce that it has received a $165,591 grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation to undertake two studies evaluating the... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/Screen_Shot_2017-09-01_at_4.22.58_PM.width-800.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/centre-open-science-announces-elsevier-new-signatory-top-guidelines) [Center for Open Science announces Elsevier as new signatory to TOP Guidelines](https://www.cos.io/about/news/centre-open-science-announces-elsevier-new-signatory-top-guidelines) Sep. 5, 2017 …Elsevier develops and implements comprehensive new journal data guidelines… The Center for Open Science is pleased to announce that Elsevier is furthering its support for... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/cos_logo.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/six-new-preprint-services-join-growing-community-across-disciplines-accelerate-scholarly-communication) [Six New Preprint Services Join a Growing Community Across Disciplines to Accelerate Scholarly Communication](https://www.cos.io/about/news/six-new-preprint-services-join-growing-community-across-disciplines-accelerate-scholarly-communication) Aug. 29, 2017 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - This week, six communities launched preprint services to accelerate dissemination of research.INA-Rxiv, the preprint server of Indonesia;LISSA, an open... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/logo_small.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/apa-journals-program-collaborates-center-open-science-advance-open-science-practices-psychological-research) [APA Journals Program Collaborates with Center for Open Science to Advance Open Science Practices in Psychological Research](https://www.cos.io/about/news/apa-journals-program-collaborates-center-open-science-advance-open-science-practices-psychological-research) Aug. 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association, the nonprofit publisher of 90 psychology journals, has entered a partnership with the Center for Open Science to offer open... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/preregistration_challenge.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/announcing-eight-new-published-studies-took-prereg-challenge) [Announcing New Published Studies that Took the Prereg Challenge](https://www.cos.io/about/news/announcing-eight-new-published-studies-took-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... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/thesis-commons-maroon-3.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-for-open-science-launches-thesis-commons-an-open-source-platform-for-theses-and-dissertations) [Center for Open Science Launches Thesis Commons, an Open-source Platform for Theses and Dissertations](https://www.cos.io/about/news/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,... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/cbic.jpg) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/job-growth-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-honored-2017-cbic-gala) [Job Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Honored at 2017 CBIC Gala](https://www.cos.io/about/news/job-growth-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-honored-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,... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/cos_logo.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-open-science-releases-another-branded-preprint-service-lawarxiv) [The Center for Open Science Releases Another Branded Preprint Service With LawArXiv](https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-open-science-releases-another-branded-preprint-service-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... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Blog_Media/science-based-medicine-logo.png) ](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/how-reproducible-is-basic-lab-research-in-cancer-biology/) [How reproducible is basic lab research in cancer biology?](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/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... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/atlantic.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/how-the-gop-could-use-sciences-reform-movement-against-it) [How the GOP Could Use Science’s Reform Movement Against It](https://www.cos.io/about/news/how-the-gop-could-use-sciences-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: ... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/nature.png) ](https://www.cos.io/about/news/nature-research-and-springer-formally-endorse-top-guidelines) [Nature Research and Springer Formally Endorse Guidelines that Promote Transparency in the Process of Science](https://www.cos.io/about/news/nature-research-and-springer-formally-endorse-top-guidelines) 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... [![](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Cos_2020/Images/cos_logo.original-1.png) ](https://www.darkdaily.com/researchers-inability-to-reproduce-results-from-previous-cancer-studies-could-increase-pressure-on-clinical-laboratories-and-diagnostic-technology-developers-308/#axzz4arh4RVpo) [Researchers’ Inability to Reproduce Results from Previous Cancer Studies Could Increase Pressure on Clinical Laboratories and Diagnostic Technology Developers](https://www.darkdaily.com/researchers-inability-to-reproduce-results-from-previous-cancer-studies-could-increase-pressure-on-clinical-laboratories-and-diagnostic-technology-developers-308/#axzz4arh4RVpo) 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... 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