Helping science succeed
Helping science succeed

Launching Projects

We invent, launch, finance and manage projects that improve science communication tools, practices, and policies, especially those used inside science.

Creating Networks

We unite stakeholders to share perspectives, and work on common ground to develop realistic, sustainable reforms that benefit everyone.

Improving Discovery

SCI’s work improves how science knowledge is shared, which will lead to better science, better science policies, and new and faster discoveries.

2024-25 Priorities

Carbon Dioxide Removal

Combatting climate change requires coordinated global action to remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. SCI has launched the Carbon Dioxide Removal Action Network (CDRANet) to take on this challenge, a global network of 250+ high-level climate leaders and experts working together to develop the future of CDR policy.

Combatting Disinformation

Working across disciplines and countries, SCI will continue investigating the best way to fund and develop a global Disinformation Awareness Training & Education program (DATE). This program will unite diverse experts and combine their insights into practical and effective tools, resources and networks. 

Open Science Policy

Through our global Open Scholarship Intitiative (OSI) project, SCI will continue working with policy makers from around the world to develop the future of open science, with the goal of ensuring that this future is effective for research and researchers, evidence-based, and equitable.

Newest articles

Common Ground in open research

Debate in various open movements, especially open access, has been anything but cordial over the past 20 years. If we...

OSI’s Plan A launched

The Open Scholarship Initiative officially launched Plan A today. Plan A is OSI's 2020-25 action plan, synthesizing the significant themes...

OSI 2019 Annual Report

OSI finalized its action plan in 2019 and is ready to begin a suite of initiatives by early 2020. This...

OSI debates Plan A

Since late 2019, OSI participants have been discussing what our "Plan A" should look like (this is a working title---the...

UNESCO to lead UN-wide open science effort

OSI will play a role in this effort, with our exact responsibilities to be determined (OSI is named on page...

Teaching science communication through “makeathons”

Science & Us is a student-led organization that uses “makeathons” to help teach science communication. SCI helped sponsor a recent...

So, we’ve been a little busy…

For the past several years, OSI has soaked up all of SCI's time. We're starting to broaden out again---stay tuned!

OSI summit teams map out action plan

During 2018 and 2019, OSI's summit group (led by Scott Plutchak in 2018) developed a strong plan for moving OSI...

OSI Brief: Deceptive publishing

Deceptive publishing (also known as predatory publishing) has been a growing problem in scholarly publishing for years now. What do...

Plan S & the quest for global open access

Plan S is an ambitious, EU-based effort attempting to accelerate the global transition to open access. While this plan isn’t...