Open Science Framework (OSF)

The Open Science Framework is a user-friendly and cost-free platform that facilitates research output sharing and publishing. It encourages collaboration and seamless integration with other data platforms.

URL

https://osf.io

Persistent Identifier

DOI

Restricted Access

Yes

Licence flexibility

Free to choose your own licence

Large datafiles

up to 5 GB, can link data to an external cloud source

Costs

Free

Core trust seal

No

Stored in EU

Yes

Preservation

Minimum of 10 years, funding for 50 years

Repository Owner

Centre for Open Science

Metadata standard

The current OSF Metadata Profile is in draft from and may be updated. It is available for reference as well as feedback.