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Preregistration—the practice of creating a time-stamped, read-only research plan before a study begins—is increasingly recognized as a core open science practice that enhances research integrity and transparency.
By publicly documenting research intentions in advance, preregistration can help prevent questionable research practices, reduces bias, and strengthens reproducibility across disciplines. This month’s newsletter highlights the value of preregistration in establishing methodological rigor, building trust in research findings, and advancing open science principles.
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Preregistration Essentials Whitepaper: Enhancing Transparency in Research
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Looking for a comprehensive guide to preregistration? Our new whitepaper, Preregistration Essentials: Enhancing Transparency in Research, outlines preregistration's purpose, benefits, best practices, and implementation strategies, with practical guidance on using OSF tools.
We encourage you to keep this resource on hand and share it with your colleagues to promote transparency in research.
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OSF Templates: Preregistration Made Easier
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The OSF’s preregistration templates help researchers clearly outline their study plans before data collection or analysis begins. With a range of templates tailored to different disciplines and study types, there’s an option for nearly every research approach.
Selecting the right template can feel like a daunting first step—especially if you’re new to the preregistration process. Check out our simplified guide to OSF preregistration templates and find the best fit for your research needs.
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Florida State University’s Open Scholars Project
Florida State University (FSU) supports preregistration training and workflows to help researchers align with open science principles and funder policies. Led by FSU librarians, the Open Scholars Project (OSP) is a community of practice for researchers and practitioners who are curious about open access publishing, open science, and FAIR data at FSU, the Tallahassee area, and beyond.
OSP fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue, offering a supportive space for learning, candid discussion, and applying open principles to research practices. The initiative also integrates the OSF platform into training and workflows, further bolstering the university’s open science adoption efforts.
Learn more.
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Exploring Human Flourishing Through Open Data
The second wave of Global Flourishing Study (GFS) data is now available to researchers. As one of the most comprehensive studies on wellbeing ever conducted, the GFS is an invaluable resource for researchers, journalists, policymakers, and educators. Researchers can gain early access to each wave of data by completing a preregistration on the OSF.
The OSF’s preregistration tools help researchers align with both the study’s access requirements and broader open science practices. In this Q&A, researcher Dr. Rafael Acevedo shares how preregistration enabled his access to GFS data, and how OSF supports increased visibility, collaboration, and research community connection.
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COS and National Institute of Informatics Partner to Advance Open Research Infrastructure
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COS and the National Institute of Informatics (NII) have announced a partnership to jointly advance open science infrastructure technologies. The collaboration will focus on the co-development and enhancement of the OSF. At the heart of the partnership is a shared objective to build national research data infrastructure on a parallel, localized version of the OSF called GakuNin RDM (GRDM).
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By adopting OSF as the technical foundation for this effort, NII aims to provide Japanese universities and research institutes with a robust, open-source platform for managing and sharing research outputs in line with international standards. The collaboration includes shared development roadmaps, mutual code review processes, and knowledge exchange around technical deployment.
Read more.
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For more useful resources to support the sharing and discovery of your research, check out our upcoming free webinars!
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Getting Started on the OSF: A Hands-On Guide
Second Monday of each month
11 AM ET
Join our monthly webinars to explore use cases that highlight how OSF can support your open science practices and solve common problems many researchers face throughout the research lifecycle, along with a guided tour of key workflows and features.
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OSF Institutions for Librarians and Research Support Staff
First Thursday of each month
1 PM ET
Register for this monthly webinar to learn more about OSF Institutions, a flexible workspace designed to support librarians, research data managers, and professionals who assist researchers across disciplines and institutions.
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We are always looking for volunteers to help give feedback on the newest updates of the OSF. If you are interested in providing feedback in the form of surveys and focus groups, please fill out our contact enrollment form below and we will be in touch with opportunities to get involved!
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OSF is developed and maintained by the Center for Open Science (COS), a nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. COS works to transform the culture of scientific research by developing open research technologies, offering training resources, engaging with research communities, conducting metaresearch, and partnering for change with science funders, institutions, and policymakers.
We invite you to learn more about COS’s efforts and to discover how open science is evolving across many different research landscapes by registering for our newsletter. We respect your privacy—and your inbox! We won’t spam you, and we will never sell, rent, or trade your contact information. You may unsubscribe from all COS communications at any time.
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