Center for Open Science

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Update on the Future of OSF Preprints
In August 2025, the Center for Open Science (COS) announced a suspension of new submissions to the generalist server hosted on OSF Preprints while we evaluated its role within the...
Tags: OSF Preprints, preprints, Infrastructure, OSF, Open Science
Now Live: The Refreshed OSF Interface
The Open Science Framework (OSF) now features an updated interface designed to make managing research projects easier, faster, and more intuitive.Streamlined and...
Tags: Infrastructure, OSF, Open Science, Resources
Transforming Research, Together: Shaping the Future of Openness and Rigor
COS’s 2026–2028 Strategic Planning Process As the global research system evolves—technologically, politically, and culturally—so must the organizations that support it. At the...
Tags: Transparency, Collaboration, Community, Open Science
Coming Soon: A New Look for OSF
Update: OSF Redesign: Launching October 11The Center for Open Science (COS) product and engineering teams have been working diligently on a major milestone: a new front end for...
Tags: Infrastructure, OSF, Community, Open Science
Member Spotlight: Collaboration & Stewardship Across the Research Lifecycle at VU
The following blog is based on a recent webinar with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. You canwatch the full recording here.Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) is advancing open...
Tags: Open Science, OSF Institutions, Member Spotlight
Open Source Ecosystem Project Spotlight: GakuNin RDM
GakuNin RDM is a research data management (RDM) service provided by the National Institute of Informatics (NII) and designed to promote open science across universities and...
Tags: OSF, Community, Open Science, Open Source, Inclusivity and Collaboration, Open Source Ecosystem
Open Source Ecosystem Project Spotlight: Exporting OSF Projects to PDF
What if you could generate a detailed PDF snapshot of your entire OSF project—including metadata, wikis, files, contributors, components, and logs? A new project led by Ramiro...
Tags: OSF, Community, Open Science, Open Source, Inclusivity and Collaboration, Open Source Ecosystem
Open Source Ecosystem Project Spotlight: Accessible Content Optimization for Research Needs (ACORN)
Researchers generate vast amounts of data, but making that information easy to find, understand, and use is still a challenge. Accessible Content Optimization for Research Needs...
Tags: OSF, Community, Open Science, Open Source, Inclusivity and Collaboration, Open Source Ecosystem
Open Source Ecosystem Project Spotlight: DataPipe
DataPipe is a tool that enables researchers to save data from a behavioral experiment directly to the Open Science Framework (OSF). Developed by Joshua R. de Leeuw, Associate...
Tags: OSF, Community, Open Science, Open Source, Inclusivity and Collaboration, Open Source Ecosystem
Center for Open Science and African Reproducibility Network Partner to Advance Open Scholarship Practices in Local Contexts
The Center for Open Science (COS) and the African Reproducibility Network (AREN) have announced a partnership to jointly advance broadening participation in open scholarship...
Tags: Reproducibility, Research, Collaboration, discoverability