Helping secure the vital infrastructure on which open science depends
What is SCOSS?
The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) is a network of influential organisations committed to helping secure OA and OS infrastructure well into the future. Officially formed in early 2017, SCOSS’s purpose is to provide a new co-ordinated cost-sharing framework that will ultimately enable the broader OA and OS community to support the non-commercial services on which it depends. READ MORE >>
The total sum pledged encompassing all funding rounds.
The total number of institutions that have pledged funds via SCOSS since our launch.
The number of infrastructures that have been, or currently are being, funded via SCOSS.
Our funders
340 institutions and counting
Over 300 institutions have contributed to date. READ MORE >>
How it works
Each year, the coalition invites non-commercial OA/OS services to apply for SCOSS co-ordinated funding. The SCOSS board evaluates applicants rigorously based on criteria including the service’s value to communities such as funders, universities, libraries, authors, research managers and repositories; and on details pertaining to their governance structure, costs, sustainability measures, and future plans. READ MORE >>
Funds Raised to Date
Sixth funding cycle launched late 2024
African Journals Online (AJOL) Increasing Openness, Quality, and Global Equity for African-Published Research
Target: € 630,000
Episciences Premier Publishing Platform for Diamond OA Overlay Journals
Target: € 397,250
Make Data Count Advancing Research Through Meaningful Data Metrics
Target: € 590,127
SciPost Diamond-Class Provider of Genuine Open Access Publishing Services
Target: € 627,000
Research Data Alliance (RDA), The global network of research data experts, solutions, best practice and standards
Target: € 853,000
Software Heritage, The Library of Alexandria of Software source code
Target: € 900,000
Awardees | Current funding cycle
Research Data Alliance (RDA), The global network of research data experts, solutions, best practice and standards
Software Heritage, The Library of Alexandria of Software source code
Awardees | Current funding cycle
DRYAD, an open data publishing platform & community
LA Referencia, the federated network of Latin American OS repositories
ROR, an open, community-led registry of research org IDs
DRYAD, an open data publishing platform & community
Target: € 889,061
LA Referencia, the federated network of Latin American OS repositories
Target: € 268,200
ROR, an open, community-led registry of research org IDs
Target: € 989,460
arXiv, open platform to share and discover emerging science
Target: € 710,250
Redalyc/AmeliCA, open infrastructure for advancing diamond OA publishing
Target: € 1,197,994
DSpace, the software of choice for open digital repositories
Target: € 663,074
Awardees | Current funding cycle
arXiv, open platform to share and discover emerging science.
Redalyc/AmeliCA, open infrastructure for advancing diamond Open Access publishing.
DSpace, the software of choice for open digital repositories.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) and Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN)
Target: € 505,000
The Public Knowledge Project (PKP), a university initiative that creates open source software and services, including Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Target: € 734,647
OpenCitations, a scholarly infrastructure service that provides open bibliographic and citation data
Target: € 1,530,198
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Target: € 1,420,000
Sherpa Romeo, a database of publishers' policies on copyright and self-archiving
Target: € 1,529,935
Norway Champions Open Infrastructure: Thank You to Norwegian Universities and Sikt!
Thank you, Norwegian universities (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and University of South-Eastern Norway) and Sikt (Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research), for your commitment to Open Science Infrastructures.
SCOSS 2024: A Year of Impact and Progress
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re proud to reflect on the critical role SCOSS has played in connecting essential open infrastructure resources to funding and creating a space for collaboration and support. This year, thanks to your pledges, we’ve made meaningful, sustainable progress.
WE’RE OPEN FOR PLEDGES: SCOSS Launches Round 6
Now in its sixth year, SCOSS is excited to announce the four new Open Science infrastructure partners that will join the SCOSS Family. After careful evaluation, SCOSS has selected the African Journals Online (AJOL), Episciences, Make Data Count, and SciPost for this sixth funding cycle. These organisations are seeking help in both creating and maintaining sustainable futures.
Collective Support Sustains the Future of Open Infrastructures
SCOSS Family of Infrastructure exploring operational efficiencies
How might Open Science infrastructures and services “interoperate” more to reduce redundancy in operational functions such as marketing, fundraising, human resources, finance, contract management, CRMs, and more?
The SCOSS Family is a network that provides a unique opportunity to experiment together and learn from one another.