Transforming Research with Data Curation Practices
December 11th, 2024
The following blog is based on a recent webinar with the Data Curation Network. You can watch the full recording here. Data curation is the ongoing process of managing research...
Tags: OSF, Open Science, FAIR research, data curation
Mutual Support for Open Science
December 3rd, 2024
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
November 20th, 2024
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
November 19th, 2024
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
November 12th, 2024
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 ...
Tags: OSF, Open Science
Member Spotlight: Communities of Practice at Florida State University and the University of Cincinnati
October 30th, 2024
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
October 28th, 2024
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
October 23rd, 2024
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
October 23rd, 2024
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
October 7th, 2024
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

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