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Helping secure the vital infrastructure on which open science depends

Everything you need to know about SCOSS

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 >>

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TOTAL FUNDS PLEDGED

The total sum pledged encompassing all funding rounds.

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INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE PLEDGED FUNDS

The total number of institutions that have pledged funds via SCOSS since our launch.

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INFRASTRUCTURES FUNDED

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

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AJOL

African Journals Online (AJOL) Increasing Openness, Quality, and Global Equity for African-Published Research
Target: € 630,000

0%
Episciences

Episciences Premier Publishing Platform for Diamond OA Overlay Journals
Target: € 397,250

0%
Make Data Count

Make Data Count Advancing Research Through Meaningful Data Metrics
Target: € 590,127

0%
SciPost

SciPost Diamond-Class Provider of Genuine Open Access Publishing Services
Target: € 627,000


15%
RDA

Research Data Alliance (RDA), The global network of research data experts, solutions, best practice and standards
Target: € 853,000

12%
Software Heritage

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

11%
DRYAD

DRYAD, an open data publishing platform & community
Target: € 889,061

48%
LA Referencia

LA Referencia, the federated network of Latin American OS repositories
Target: € 268,200

27%
ROR

ROR, an open, community-led registry of research org IDs
Target: € 989,460

55%
arXiv

arXiv, open platform to share and discover emerging science
Target: € 710,250

23%
Redalyc/AmeliCA

Redalyc/AmeliCA, open infrastructure for advancing diamond OA publishing
Target: € 1,197,994

30%
DSpace

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.

100%
DOAB and OAPEN

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) and Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN)
Target:
€ 505,000

68%
PKP

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP), a university initiative that creates open source software and services, including Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Target: € 734,647

71%
OpenCitations

OpenCitations, a scholarly infrastructure service that provides open bibliographic and citation data
Target: € 1,530,198

100%
DOAJ

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

59%
SHERPA/RoMEO

Sherpa Romeo, a database of publishers' policies on copyright and self-archiving.
Target: € 1,529,935

SCOSS 2024: A Year of Impact and Progress

Celebrating 2024 for SCOSS
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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.

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