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OSF is a free and open source project management tool that supports researchers throughout their entire project lifecycle. It not only allows sharing documents with collaborators, but also allows uploading data, preregistrations and preprints for each project.
General information
Type of service: Cloud storage, Data storage, Project management
Service homepage: https://osf.io/
Provider: Center of Open Science (COS)
Provider homepage: https://cos.io/
Provides end-user support: unsupported
Administrative information
Data curation strategy:Metrics:
Funding source: COS is supported through grants from a variety of supporters, including federal agencies, private foundations, and commercial entities.
Intellectual property: https://github.com/CenterForOpenScience/cos.io/blob/master/TERMS_OF_USE.md
User agreement:
Contact: contact@cos.io
Target group
Target audience(s): Faculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesStage in research process: During
Costs
Costs: Free for private projects and components utilizing OSF Storage to 5 GB and public projects and components to 50 GB.Classification of the service
Confidentiality classifications for data: Internal / Restricted, PublicAdditional information
Additional information: You can choose where your data will be stored (in Europe: Germany).Formats
Accepted metadata formats:Accepted file formats: All file formats.
Supported data type(s): Audiovisual data, Configuration data, Databases, Images, Network-based data, Plain text, Raw data, Scientific and statistical data formats, Standard office documents, Structured graphics, Structured text
Storage
Maximum size of data: Unlimited number of files, max 5 GB per file.Version management: unsupported
Quality control: unsupported
Access
Access requirements:Tools/Interfaces for access: Web
Supported type(s) of persistent identifiers: DOI