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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

352 institutions and counting
Over 352 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

19%
AJOL

African Journals Online (AJOL) Increasing Openness, Quality, and Global Equity for African-Published Research
Target: € 630,000
Achieved so far: € 117,500

16%
Episciences

Episciences Premier Publishing Platform for Diamond OA Overlay Journals
Target: € 397,250
Achieved so far: € 62,500

21%
Make Data Count

Make Data Count Advancing Research Through Meaningful Data Metrics
Target: € 590,127
Achieved so far: € 125,250

23%
SciPost

SciPost Diamond-Class Provider of Genuine Open Access Publishing Services
Target: € 627,000
Achieved so far: € 141,500

16%
RDA

Research Data Alliance (RDA), The global network of research data experts, solutions, best practice and standards
Target: € 853,000
Achieved so far: € 136,500

15%
Software Heritage

Software Heritage, The Library of Alexandria of Software source code
Target: € 900,000
Achieved so far: € 133,750

12%
DRYAD

DRYAD, an open data publishing platform & community
Target: € 889,061
Achieved so far: € 105,750

48%
LA Referencia

LA Referencia, the federated network of Latin American OS repositories
Target: € 268,200
Achieved so far: € 130,000

33%
ROR

ROR, an open, community-led registry of research org IDs
Target: € 989,460
Achieved so far: € 323,563