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Open science involves sharing research methods and results throughout the life cycle of a project. The goal of this website is to collect and disseminate information to enable open science practices, specifically for members of the the biomedical research community. All reference materials included here are freely available.

Additional resources and services may be available to labs and projects who receive funding from CZI; please see our CZI grantees page for more information.

Each of the main sections of this site are framed with examples of the general questions we handle when applying open science approaches. If you are looking for general information about open science, we recommend viewing the Resources section first.

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Protocols

• Publishing methods with protocols.io: How do I share experimental protocols so other people can find and use them?
• Sharing reagents and physical resources: What kinds of reagents, methods, and pipelines are appropriate to share?

Software and code

• Code development: How can I get started coding, and publish research code? How do I write code or software for other people to use?
• Collaborative research software engineering projects: How do I create a sustainable open source project? How do I encourage participation in my open source project?

Data

• Why publish data?
• Data management and documentation: How do I organize data within a project? What is included in a data management plan?
• Data repositories: When and where do I publish data associated with my study? How do I document data so others can reuse it?
• Data reuse, ethics, and security: How can I maintain security and a standard of ethics when publishing my data?

Preprints and Publications

• Preprints: How do I discuss posting preprints with my collaborators? What happens if my preprint differs from the final article?
• Open access to publications: What journals support open access to publications? How do I know if I can share my article elsewhere besides the journal?

Resources

• What is open science?
• Why open science?
• Credit for open science: How do I promote open science activities for myself and colleagues?
• Choosing open science approaches: How do I select open science approaches for my particular project?
• Organizations and projects supporting open science: What organizations provide training or advocacy for open science? How can I connect my open science activities with efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion?