Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
An identifier registry publishes annual POSI self-assessments documenting governance and finances.
- Is an instance
A funder requires open-source codebases and community governance for infrastructures it supports.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A foundational scholarly infrastructure governed solely by a single commercial entity with no community board.
- Not an instance
Infrastructure described as 'open' that depends on a closed codebase or proprietary data formats.
Editorial commentary
Open infrastructure includes services that the scholarly community depends on: identifier services (DOIs via Crossref, ORCID), open citation graphs, preprint servers, repositories, persistent data archives and review platforms. The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI), articulated by Bilder, Lin and Neylon in 2015 and updated in 2020, identify three dimensions: governance (community representation, transparent decision-making), sustainability (clear revenue model, mission consistency, transparent financials, contingency plans) and insurance (open source, open data, available data, patent non-assertion). POSI-aligned infrastructures include Crossref, ROR, DataCite, DOAJ and OpenCitations.
References
- Bilder G, Lin J, Neylon C 'Principles for Open Scholarly Infrastructure' 2015, updated 2020 (openscholarlyinfrastructure.org).
Also known as
Open scholarly infrastructure · POSI-aligned infrastructure
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