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The Center for Open Science, Flu Lab, and the Public Library of Science Launch Initiative to Bridge Knowledge Gaps in Influenza Findings
Charlottesville, VA -- The Center for Open Science is pleased to announce a collaboration withFlu Laband thePublic Library of Science(PLOS) to launch theOpening Influenza...
Center for Open Science and EdArXiv Launch Branded Preprint Service for Education Research
Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science is pleased to partner with open access proponents and community leaders in education to launchEdArXiv. Developed and managed by a...
Center for Open Science and IndiaRxiv Launch Branded Preprint Service
Charlottesville, VA Open Access Indiaand the Center for Open Science have collaborated to launchIndiaRxiv, India's first preprint service. IndiaRxiv began as a vision for a...
Invest in Open Infrastructure: Promoting available, sustainable open solutions
In collaboration with several open science partners, the Center for Open Science is happy to announce the formation ofInvest in Open Infrastructure(IOI), a global initiative to...
The Center for Open Science Receives Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Study Trust and Credibility of Preprints
Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science is pleased to announce that in October 2018 it received a two-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to investigate...
The Center for Open Science, MediArXiv, and BodoArXiv Launch Branded Preprint Services in the Humanities
Charlottesville, VA MediArXiv is a free, community-led digital archive for media, film, and communication research. The mission of MediArXiv is to open up media, film, and...
Can machines determine the credibility of research claims? The Center for Open Science joins a new DARPA program to find out.
The Center for Open Science (COS) has been selected to participate in DARPA’s new programSystematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE)with a 3-year cooperative...
December 2018 winners of the Prereg Prize
We are happy to announce the final prize winners as part of our education campaign, thePreregistration Challenge. Are you ready to improve your next study? Preregister it on OSF...
The Center for Open Science and EcoEvoRxiv Launch Branded Preprint Service
Charlottesville, VA EcoEvoRxiv(EcoEvo“archive”) is a not-for-profit research repository for works related to ecology, evolution and conservation. The EcoEvoRxiv server can be...
28 classic and contemporary psychology findings replicated in more than 60 laboratories each across three dozen nations and territories
Summary: A team of 186 researchers conducted replications of 28 classic and contemporary findings in psychology. Overall, 14 of the 28 findings failed to replicate despite the...
eLife, Flockademic and the Center for Open Science collaborate on the development of Plaudit
eLife, in collaboration with software engineer Vincent Tunru from Flockademic and the Center for Open Science (COS), is supporting the development of Plaudit – a mechanism for...
The Center for Open Science Adds Two New Board Members
Charlottesville, VA The Center for Open Science (COS) is pleased to announce that it has added two new board members to three-year terms, effective October 2018. Both are...