Mutual Support for Open Science
If you are reading this, you likely work, or have worked, as a scientific researcher, or as a professional who supports research. If you haven’t, you probably at least care about...
Tags: Open Science
COS and FORRT Partner to Increase Discoverability and Usability of Replication Evidence
The Center for Open Science (COS) is committed to increasing the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of research. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the ...
Tags: Reproducibility, Research, discoverability
Decision Markets Predict Replicability of Online Experiments
A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that a tool similar to a stock market could help scientists identify research findings that are likely to hold up to...
Tags: Reproducibility, Research
Introducing Support Beacons on the OSF: Help at Your Fingertips
We’re thrilled to announce a pilot of our new OSF Help Beacons, designed to make your OSF experience even smoother! These beacons, a feature of our support desk technology from ...
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Member Spotlight: Communities of Practice at Florida State University and the University of Cincinnati
The following blog is based on a recent webinar with Florida State University and the University of Cincinnati. You can watch the full recording here. Member Spotlight:...
Tags: Open Science, OSF Institutions, Member Spotlight
Researcher Q&A: A Conversation About the Better Poster Project
Mike Morrison, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and the lead UX researcher at Curvenote. While in graduate school in 2019, he posted a YouTube cartoon about creating better...
Tags: Research, OSF, Open Science
Getting Ready for Open Science
Academic research is moving towards a near future where “as open as possible” will be the common standard. Most notably, 2025 will be the year in which most research in the U.S....
Tags: Open Science, Open Access, Data Management
Introducing Lifecycle Journal: An Innovation in Scholarly Communication
The Center for Open Science (COS) is conducting a 3-year research and development project called Lifecycle Journal to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, and suitability for...
Tags: Open Science, Scholarly Communication, Lifecycle Journal
Guest Post — Git, GitHub, and You: How Collaborative Writing Tools Propel Open Science
One voice can make a stunning melody, but a chorus of voices weaves soul-stirring harmonies otherwise impossible to achieve. In the same way, collaboration transforms innovative...
Tags: Research, Open Science, Open Code, Training
New Preprint Introduces Major Update to the TOP Guidelines
The Center for Open Science (COS) is pleased to introduce a major update to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines, dubbed TOP 2025. The TOP Guidelines are an...
Tags: TOP Guidelines, Open Science