Q&A with Researcher Don Moore: Studying Overconfidence, Practicing Transparency
Don Moore studies overconfidence in its many forms—including when people overestimate their abilities, their knowledge, or how they compare to others. This type of bias can show...
Tags: Transparency, Preregistration, OSF, Community, Research Best Practices, Transparency & Reproducibility, Open Science
Building a Better Open Source Ecosystem: Lessons from Growing the OSF Open Source Community
Over the past year, we’ve listened to open source communities around the world—learning from their challenges, growth trajectories, and the strategies that sustain them. In 2025,...
Tags: OSF, Community, Research Best Practices, Open Science, Add-ons, Open Source, Inclusivity and Collaboration
Call for Volunteers: TOP Guidelines Advisory Board
Would you like to make a difference in how open science is implemented? The Center for Open Science (COS) is currently seeking volunteers to be our colleagues and join the...
Tags: Preregistration, TOP Guidelines, Open Science, Volunteers
Unlocking Global Flourishing Study Data through Preregistration: Researcher Q&A with Dr. Rafael Acevedo
The Global Flourishing Study (GFS) is a landmark longitudinal study led by Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program and Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of...
Tags: Research, OSF, Open Science
Choosing the Right Preregistration Template: A Guide for Researchers
The following blog is based on a recent COS webinar. You can watch the full recording here. Preregistration is increasingly recognized as a key open science practice that...
Tags: OSF, Collaboration, Platform, Research Best Practices, Open Science
Global Flourishing Study Releases Wave Two Data
The wave two open researchdataset from theGlobal Flourishing Study (GFS) — one of the most comprehensive studies on wellbeing ever conducted — is now available to researchers. ...
Tags: Research, OSF, Collaboration, Open Science
Center for Open Science and National Institute of Informatics Partner to Advance Open Research Infrastructure
The Center for Open Science (COS) and National Institute of Informatics (NII) have announced a partnership to jointly advance open science infrastructure technologies. The...
Tags: OSF, Collaboration, Open Science
Cultivating an Open Source Community: Introducing Enhanced OSF Add-ons
The Center for Open Science (COS) is excited to unveil a new and enhanced OSF add-ons (trusted third-party software that is integrated and/or interoperates with the OSF)...
Tags: OSF, Platform, Open Science, Open Source
Applications Open: Preregistration Template Evaluation Working Group
The Center for Open Science (COS) is seeking new members for its Preregistration Template Working Group, with terms beginning in March 2025. Preregistration enhances research...
Tags: Preregistration, Research, OSF, Open Science
Making Your Research Data FAIR with OSF: A Practical Guide
Recent U.S. administration orders and confusion about access to federally funded research, including the removal of public data, have raised concerns about the future of research...
Tags: Open Science, Metadata, Data Sharing, FAIR research, Data Transparency, data curation