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Open Science Framework (OSF)

Open Science Framework (OSF) is a free, open source web application built to help researchers manage their workflows.

Questions?

Learn more about George Mason University Libraries research data management services, or contact the Digital Scholarship Center at datahelp@gmu.edu.

File Revisions and Version Control

OSF has built-in version control and retains all copies of a file added to OSF.

OSF further provides access to versions of files stored on third-party storage providers. Some storage providers limit the number of previous versions saved; check with your storage provider to understand their policies and practices related to versioning.