Public release of the Open Science Framework (OSF)
The Center for Open Science launches
First Registered Reports appears
Introduction of the TOP Guidelines
OSF Preprints and OSF Institutions launches
OSF reaches 70K registered users
Inaugural Metascience 2019 Symposium occurs at Stanford University
OSF Collections and OSF Registries launches
TOP Factor commences
OSF surpasses 50K registrations
COS coordinates the Metascience 2021 Conference occurring virtually
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science becomes the first international standard setting instrument on open science
OSF reaches 500K registered users
Transformational policy shift towards open science in the U.S.
183 journals offer Registered Reports
White House initiates 2023 as the "Year of Open Science" to advance national open science policies across the federal government
Over 400 journals receives a TOP Factor rating of 6 or higher
COS's 10th anniversary and the Metascience 2023 Conference convene at the National Academy of Sciences building
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