Helping secure the vital infrastructure on which open science depends
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 >>
The total sum pledged encompassing all funding rounds.
The total number of institutions that have pledged funds via SCOSS since our launch.
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
African Journals Online (AJOL) Increasing Openness, Quality, and Global Equity for African-Published Research
Target: € 630,000
Achieved so far: € 117,500
Episciences Premier Publishing Platform for Diamond OA Overlay Journals
Target: € 397,250
Achieved so far: € 62,500
Make Data Count Advancing Research Through Meaningful Data Metrics
Target: € 590,127
Achieved so far: € 125,250
SciPost Diamond-Class Provider of Genuine Open Access Publishing Services
Target: € 627,000
Achieved so far: € 141,500
Research Data Alliance (RDA), The global network of research data experts, solutions, best practice and standards
Target: € 853,000
Achieved so far: € 136,500
Software Heritage, The Library of Alexandria of Software source code
Target: € 900,000
Achieved so far: € 133,750
DRYAD, an open data publishing platform & community
Target: € 889,061
Achieved so far: € 105,750
LA Referencia, the federated network of Latin American OS repositories
Target: € 268,200
Achieved so far: € 130,000
ROR, an open, community-led registry of research org IDs
Target: € 989,460
Achieved so far: € 323,563
What Collective Funding Makes Possible: Highlights from the 2025 SCOSS Showcase
On December 1, 2025, SCOSS hosted a Showcase webinar that highlighted the impact of SCOSS collective funding on open 18 infrastructures worldwide.
Explore a new view of the SCOSS-endorsed infrastructures
Together, the 19 open infrastructures in the SCOSS Family make up an ecosystem of interoperable, non-commercial, community-led services and platforms to advance open, equitable, and sustainable scholarly communication.
Open Infrastructure Needs Ongoing Support — Reinvest in Dryad, ROR, and LA Referencia long-term
As SCOSS’s Round 4 wraps up the third and final year of its SCOSS fundraising cycle (2022–2025), now is the time for our community to recommit for the next three years.
Smart Investments, Shared Impact: Strengthening the Open Infrastructure Ecosystem
Explore connections
By their very nature, open infrastructures are highly interconnected and interoperable.
Collaboration in Action: How SCOSS-Endorsed Infrastructures Partner to Strengthen Open Science
Open infrastructures thrive through collaboration. These collaborations are possible because the infrastructures involved are open—designed for interoperability, transparency, and community-driven development.