Open Research Funders Group

Open Research Funders Group

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The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is a partnership of funding organizations committed to the open sharing of research outputs and other forms of scholarship.

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Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Hot off the press! We have made our 2026 ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations public! 🎉 This report analyzes access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

For private funders the #CostofKnowledge is front of mind when they develop policy and when the select awarded projects. How can funding dollars be most effective? How can projects be financially efficient? The ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis makes 5 recommendations to ensure funding efficacy.

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Open Research Funders Group
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✔️ Develop incentives & workflows complementing policy requirements. Funders should invest in the human resources it takes to support awardees to meet open policy requirements. This means: implementing systems that handle robust metadata, awardee training, and monitoring & incentivizing compliance.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

For private funders the #CostofKnowledge is front of mind when they develop policy and when the select awarded projects. How can funding dollars be most effective? How can projects be financially efficient? The ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis makes 5 recommendations to ensure funding efficacy.

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@orfg.bsky.social

✔️ Expand data management plan requirements and support existing data principles and practices. Sharing data that can't be used because it lacks integrity, open licensing, and/or appropriate metadata means the money is wasted.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

✔️ Strategically accelerate preprint adoption. Funders care about sharing the knowledge, not paying for-profit publishers to gate keep and profit from exorbitant article processing charges.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

For private funders the #CostofKnowledge is front of mind when they develop policy and when the select awarded projects. How can funding dollars be most effective? How can projects be financially efficient? The ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis makes 5 recommendations to ensure funding efficacy.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Here's briefly how they do that: ✔️ Eliminate embargo periods: Why spend money to limit sharing? ✔️ Partner with open infrastructure providers. Use the existing community-governed open infrastructures that exist and improve them, instead of putting funds into developing things from scratch.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

We're super excited to share the launch of our new website, with a new color palette and logos. We're still the same funders collaborative that cares about improving the open ecosystem. We: ✅️ build community ✅️ facilitate knowledge exchange, and ✅️ extend our influence. Check it out! www.orfg.org

orfg.orgOpen Research Funders GroupThe Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is a collaboration of private funding organizations committed to the open sharing of research outputs and other forms of scholarship.
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

New analysis out from @sparcopen.bsky.social shows the profit growth and returns to academic publishing companies' shareholders. US$38.8bn over 20 years.

SPARC@sparcopen.bsky.social

4/ The second study follows the Big Four commercial publishers over 20 years. The findings? • Academic publishing margins of 24–38% in 2025 • US$38.8bn returned to shareholders by their parent companies, 2005–2025

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

We partnered with @icoropen.bsky.social to share private funders' perspectives to the community! Learn more about the open research policy from @asterainstitute.bsky.social, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and @templetonrelig.bsky.social incentivizingopen.org/2026/09/icor...

incentivizingopen.orgICOR Webinar: Open Research Policy – Private Funders’ Perspectives | ICOREmily Ford, Open Research Funders Group Ereoshi Turnquest, Templeton Religion Trust Josh Gottesman, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Prachee Avasthi, The Astera Institute
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

ORFG members Michael J. Fox Foundation and @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org are leading the way with their access-to-research policies. Read more in this @sparcopen.bsky.social impact story. sparcopen.org/impact-story... #OpenScience #ResearchPolicy #OpenResearch

sparcopen.orgParkinson’s Research Funders Lead the Way with Progressive Open Access and Open Science Policies - SPARCTo accelerate the understanding of Parkinson’s disease, improve treatment, and, ultimately, find a cure, two prominent funders in the field have recently expanded their requirements for grantees to…
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

We're partnering with ICOR to bring you this webcast that highlights private funder perspectives on open research policies. Register now for this 16 September event! #OpenResearch #OpenScience #ResearchPolicy #OpenData #Preprints #OpenAcess

Incentivizing Open and Collaborative Research (ICOR)@icoropen.bsky.social

We are delighted that @femilyr.bsky.social, Director of @orfg.bsky.social, will be the guest host, with perspectives from: 1. Ereoshi Turnquest from The Templeton Religion Trust 2. Josh Gottesman from The Michael J Fox Foundation 3. @pracheeac.bsky.social from @arcadiascience.com PLEASE JOIN US!

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

🎉 ORFG is pleased to welcome The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research as its newest member! We're excited to have the foundation as an open science leader and collaborator in our community. www.orfg.org/news/2026/3/...

orfg.orgMichael J. Fox Foundation Joins ORFG — Open Research Funders GroupThe Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is pleased to welcome The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) as its newest contributing member.

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Katie Corker
@katiecorker.bsky.social

For those looking for alternatives to OSF, I recommend two resources comparing features of other Generalist Repositories. Resources are from GREI, an NIH funded initiative. Comparison tool to help you pick which one you like best: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Decision tree:  doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

doi.orgGeneralist Repository Comparison ChartThe Generalist Repository Comparison Chart and FAIRsharing Collection (https://fairsharing.org/collection/GeneralRepositoryComparison) was originally an outcome of the NIH Workshop on the Role of Gene...
Center for Open Science@cos.io

OSF will continue to support study planning and preregistration, as well as community-run preprint services. Our overview explains what's changing, what will continue, key dates, & where to find detailed guidance. We've also shared why these changes are necessary. (🧵2/2)

cos.ioOSF Changes | Center for Open ScienceWe are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shift, the OSF Projects workflow – the part of the OSF used for project collaboration, file management, and storage – is being phased out as an active workspace. This change does not affect persistence and accessibility of existing public projects. We are very sorry for the disruption that this will cause for OSF users.
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

ORFG member @Michelson 20MM Foundation celebrates the success of ZTC Degrees in California. Congrats to all the students, legislators, and advocates on this work! 🎉 Students are the future of research-- one important component of the open research ecosystem. #OER #ZeroTextbookCost #OpenResearch

orfg.orgMichelson20MM Celebrates Success of Zero Textbook Cost Degrees in California — Open Research Funders GroupIn June, California State Senator Jesse Arreguín introduced a floor recognition to celebrate the positive  impact of the California Community College’s Zero Textbook Cost Degree Program.
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Great work by @openaccessmaven.bsky.social at the Gates Foundation. Gates is a leader in the private funding policy reform movement that sees policy as one mechanism to further improve the open ecosystem. 👏 #FunderPolicy

Ashley Farley @openaccessmaven.bsky.social

In my latest article for Katina, I discuss why the Gates Foundation stopped funding APCs & what we've learned about building a more open, inclusive, and sustainable research ecosystem. katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #OpenAccess #OpenScience #ScholComm

katinamagazine.orgWhy the Gates Foundation Abandoned Article Processing Charges (and What They’re Doing Instead)In 2024, the Gates Foundation updated their Open Access Policy to redirect funds from APCs to support more equitable models. Ashley Farley explains their thinking and vision for the future.
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Hot off the press! We have made our 2026 ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations public! 🎉 This report analyzes access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.

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Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

✅ Eliminate embargo periods ✅ Partner with open infrastructure providers ✅ Expand data management plan requirements and support existing data principles and practices ✅ Strategically accelerate preprint adoption ✅ Develop incentives and workflows to complement policy requirements

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

The ORFG is continuing its work to develop actionable playbooks to support funders in making recommended changes in the open ecosystem. Download now! doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenScience #FunderPolicy #OpenSource #OpenCode #OpenOutputs #Preprints #OpenInfrastructure

doi.orgORFG Funder Policy Landscape Report and Recommendations: 2026The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) analyzed philanthropic funders' access-to-research policies to understand the current landscape of open research outputs and practices. The analysis of 39…
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Hot off the press! We have made our 2026 ORFG Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations public! 🎉 This report analyzes access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

📈 We found that funders' policies have been evolving to more often require open practices rather than simply recommend them. As an example, preprint requirements have increased 18% since the ORFG’s 2023 member policy analysis.

Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

➡️ While there have been improvements in funder policies supporting a more open ecosystem, there is continued work to do and improvements that funders can make in their policies. Based on its findings, the report makes 5 recommendations for funders to advance open outputs in policy and practice:

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Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
@barcelonadori.bsky.social

We know who cites research. But do we know who funds it? 💰 Today, the Barcelona Declaration WG on Funding Metadata is publishing 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and a companion background document. 🔗 barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026052...

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Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Wowza! We had fun last Friday at our Annual Meeting. So many shoutouts to make, but for now, extra special thanks to @openaccessmaven.bsky.social for hosting us at the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social!!! #OpenOutputs #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenData

linkedin.com#openscience #openoutputs #philanthropy #genai #openresearch #opendata | Open Research Funders Group✨ Last Friday ORFG members and guests gathered in a cold (and snowy!) Seattle at the Gates Foundation headquarters for our Annual meeting. We could not be more grateful to our host Ashley Farley for ...
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Now that the NIH has publicly shared all of the responses to its RFI on Limiting Allowable Publishing costs, we wanted to share a response crafted and signed by a subset of ORFG member organizations. Read more on our blog. www.orfg.org/news/2025/12... #OpenScience #OpenData #Preprints

orfg.orgORFG Submits Comments to NIH on Allowable Costs — Open Research Funders GroupIn September 2025 several ORFG member organizations signed a joint letter in response to the National Institutes of Health’s Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable...

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DataCite
@datacite.org

The DataCite Community Survey 2025 is open! Share your thoughts on #metadata, #PIDs & open infrastructure, and help us improve our services & engagement. Thank you for helping us shape the future of open & connected research: bit.ly/4850AFT Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 #OpenResearch #OpenScience

bit.lyDataCite Annual Community Survey 2025Your ideas and feedback are essential in guiding the vision and direction of DataCite. Please complete the survey before 01 December 2025. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at i...
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

@icoropen.bsky.social launched Open Research Beacon, a hub for those in the open community to connect products, projects, and services. It's a great way to find out what's going on in "open" especially if you're a funder. #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenCode www.orfg.org/news/2025/10...

orfg.orgOpen Research Beacon Launches New Platform — Open Research Funders GroupOpen Research Beacon , a community-driven resource catalog of open projects, has launched on a new platform showcasing nearly 100 projects and growing. It aims to connect organizations and individuals...
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Very exciting to see funders pushing for change in how outputs are communicated. Moving towards an interoperable knowledge stack every day. 👏👏👏 Nice work @hhmi.org @asterainstitute.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #Preprints #OpenScholarship #OpenData #OpenScience

SPARC@sparcopen.bsky.social

We just posted an impact story on policies at HHMI, Gates & Astera promoting #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData. Powerful signals to other funders to accelerate discovery in science. Well done @madubs.bsky.social @openaccessmaven.bsky.social @pracheeac.bsky.social! sparcopen.org/impact-story...

sparcopen.orgFunders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC

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Science|Business
@sciencebusiness.net

Europe’s #research still leans on foreign #datainfrastructure, a risk, warns the #EuropeanParliament. Dependence could undermine #openscience and #innovation, spurring calls for stronger EU capacity. 🔎Read here:

buff.lyDependence on foreign data infrastructure threatens EU research, Parliament hearsEurope must reduce its dependence on foreign-controlled databases, particularly those in the US, the European Parliament has heard. Dependence on these resources leaves European researchers and…

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ASAPbio
@asapbio.bsky.social

We believe preprints and open peer review are central to reducing publishing expenses. 💰📝 We have crafted a response to NIH Request for Information on “Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs,” where you can learn about the details of our recommendations. buff.ly/v9I0i9v

buff.lyASAPbio Response To NIH Request For Information On “Maximizing Research Funds By Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs” (NOT-OD-25-138) – ASAPbioNIH seeks to reduce its publishing expenses, while encouraging high quality research, in order to be good stewards of its limited public funding. Certainly,
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Big news! @hhmi.org has released an Immediate Access to Research policy that requires preprint deposit with CC-BY licenses and eliminates financial support for APCs. Congrats to all the folks at HHMI for making this happen! 🎊 #OpenScience #OpenResearch #Preprints www.linkedin.com/posts/orfg_i...

linkedin.comImmediate Access to Research | Open Research Funders GroupFolks at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) moving the open needle forward... great work in support of #Preprints #OpenScience #OpenData and #OpenResearch. Kudos! 🎊
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

"We respectfully recommend that NIH prioritize direct investment—centrally and/or through allowable costs—in existing open infrastructure to disseminate research outputs." 👍 #OpenScience #Preprints

Invest in Open Infrastructure@investinopen.bsky.social

We share our response to NIH's APC cap proposal. Key message: invest in shared #OpenInfrastructure to maximize the impact of taxpayer dollars accelerate knowledge dissemination and use, and strengthen the sustainability of #OpenResearch ecosystem. investinopen.org/blog/iois-re...

investinopen.orgIOI’s Response to NIH's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing CostsIOI recently responded to the US National Institutes of Health Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. In this post, you will find the prompts from...
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Great work coming out of the @americanheart.bsky.social in support of #OpenData and #OpenScience!

SPARC@sparcopen.bsky.social

Hats off to the American Heart Association, an @orfg.bsky.social member, for walking grantees through how to make #OpenScience happen. New videos & training materials on the #AHAScience website help model open practices that can accelerate discovery in research. sparcopen.org/news/2025/am...

sparcopen.orgAmerican Heart Association Amplifies Impact of Research with Open Policies - SPARC
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

@txtbks.bsky.social of @sparcopen.bsky.social and Cailyn Nagle of Michelson 20MM Foundation talked with @thelever.bsky.social about automatic textbook billing. Great to see this problem getting news coverage. AND awesome to see funders doing something about it. #OpenAccess #OER #OpenFunder

linkedin.comHow Wall Street Broke The College Bookstore | Open Research Funders GroupShoutout to Nicole Allen of SPARC and Cailyn Nagle of Michelson 20MM Foundation who spoke to The Lever about the problems at university bookstores, particularly the use of automatic textbook billing. ...

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Richard Sever
@richardsever.bsky.social

Delighted to welcome @tracykteal.bsky.social as the CEO of @openrxiv.bsky.social - Tracy brings a wealth of experience in non-profit leadership and open science to the the team, and we're all so excited to be working with her openrxiv.org/announcing-c...

openrxiv.orgDr. Tracy Teal named CEO of openRxiv, to lead the next phase in the evolution of open science - openRxivAfter an exhaustive, international search, the openRxiv Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Tracy Teal as the organization’s inaugural CEO. Dr Teal has served as interim COO of openRxiv since its lau...
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Congress may be on recess, but there are still things coming out of DC that will have far-reaching effects on science funding and that continue to contribute to the the funding instability faced by many researchers. #SciencePolicy #funding

Alexandra Witze@alexwitze.bsky.social

The president just issued an executive order asserting new and wide-ranging authority over the issuance of federal grants. This will have huge repercussions for the daily operations of US science. 🧪 Also, lawyers are gonna be lawyering. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

whitehouse.govImproving Oversight of Federal GrantmakingBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

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Open Access Tracking Project
@oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

U.S. book publisher launches under "platinum open access" model - Research Information https://www.researchinformation.info/news/u-s-book-publisher-launches-under-platinum-open-access-model/

researchinformation.infoU.S. book publisher launches under "platinum open access" model - Research InformationPublisher "committed to equity, transparency, and author empowerment, eliminating barriers to knowledge dissemination"
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

"Transparency filtered through the lens of editorial acceptance is not true transparency; it is selective disclosure." 👏👏👏 @bodorama.bsky.social #openscience #preprints #peerreview #nature

LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social

💥 New: Nature’s decision to publish positive peer review reports only gives half the picture ✍️ @bodorama.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeerReview #ScholComm

blogs.lse.ac.ukNature’s decision to publish positive peer review reports only gives half the picture - Impact of Social SciencesAs the journal Nature moves to publish peer review reports for accepted papers, Bodo Stern argues this partial openness falls short of true transparency.
Open Research Funders Group
@orfg.bsky.social

Please help us welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as the newest ORFG supporting member! 🎉https://www.orfg.org/news/2025/8/4/schmidt-sciences-joins-orfg #openscience #philanthropy #openresearch #opendata #sciencefunding

orfg.orgSchmidt Sciences Joins ORFG — Open Research Funders GroupThe Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) is pleased to welcome Schmidt Sciences as a supporting member. Founded in 2024, Schmidt Sciences brings together the science-focused efforts of Eric and Wendy ...