OSF Projects is being phased out by the Center for Open Science. Learn how this affects you and what steps you can take.
The Center for Open Science (COS) will begin to phase out Open Science Framework (OSF) Projects this fall. OSF Projects is the part of OSF that is used for project collaboration, file management, and storage.
As part of this transition:
- Beginning Nov. 16, 2026: You no longer will be able to create new OSF Projects or child components within existing projects.
- Beginning Feb. 19, 2027: All OSF Projects will be read-only. You will continue to have access to all project materials, but no further changes or additions can be made. All public links and Digital Object Identifiers to content will remain so that shared content is persistent, discoverable, and accessible.
OSF will continue to host and expand features for:
- Study planning and preregistration
- Sharing papers and preprints
- Linking plans, data, materials, code, papers, and other research contents together
Learn more about the reasons for this change and actions you can take.
This means that OSF will no longer be an option if you need to share data in accordance with funder or journal requirements. If you need help choosing an alternative repository, schedule a consultation with a data services librarian or email data@hshsl.umaryland.edu with questions.