Organizations and projects supporting open science

Topics on this page:

• Open science training
• Developing software
• DEI in open science
• Scientific community building and communication
• Data management and sharing
• Research on open science
• Open science policy, advocacy, and coordination
• Open science metrics and databases
• Fiscal sponsorship, fundraising, and infrastructure for open science organizations

This topic page focuses on organizations and projects supporting open science through many perspectives, including training, advocacy, and research. Relevant organizations are also mentioned in the specific topic pages in this website related to their work.

Open science training

The following organizations provide build capacity for open science by developing training materials, teaching workshops, mentoring instructors, training cohorts, and otherwise supporting research communities:

• Reproducibility for Everyone (R4E)
• The Turing Way
• Open Life Sciences
• Openscapes
• The Carpentries
• Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training

Developing software

These organizations support research software engineering and the individuals who engage in open source scientific software development:

• Research Software Engineers
• Software Sustainability Institute
• Research Software Alliance (ReSA)

DEI in open science

The organizations listed below specifically support open science related activities for demographics that are under-represented and/or marginalized in science:

• MetaDocencia: training in best practices (including for technical and computational topics) for Spanish-speaking teachers
• Indigidata: “training and engaging tribal undergraduate and graduate students in informatics”
• Global Indigenous Data Alliance: “network of Indigenous researchers, data practitioners, and policy activists advocating for Indigenous Data Sovereignty within their nation-states and at an international level”
• Open Computational Inclusion & Digital Equity Resource: “knowledge space where we highlight communities and resources related to several aspects under the umbrella of Open Data from a global perspective with a strong focus on Low-Middle Income countries (LMICs)”

Scientific community building and communication

These organizations represent support for individuals working to train and/or create cooperative communities of practice related to open science:

• Life Science Trainers
• ReproducibiliTea
• Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE)
• The Future of Research Communication and e-Scholarship (FORCE11)
• ASAPbio: a scientist-driven non-profit organization promoting transparency and innovation in life science communication

Data management and sharing

The following groups support strategy and development of best practices regarding data management, sharing, and training:

• Research Data Alliance
• Academic Data Science Alliance

Research on open science

These groups support research projects on open science:

• Research on Research Institute
• Open Source Software Research Team
• Center for Open Science

Open science policy, advocacy, and coordination

The following organizations work at a high level, sharing information and advocating for consolidated efforts in open science:

• Council of National Open Science Coordination
• Incentivising Collaborative and Open Research (ICOR)
• Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)

Open science metrics and databases

• OurResearch

Fiscal sponsorship, fundraising, and infrastructure for open science organizations

These organizations provide guidance and infrastructure for other open source groups:

• Open Collective
• Code for Science and Society
• Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS)