Describe your strategy for removing or flagging content in the
Central Service that violates guidelines set forth by the Governance
Body. These are yet to be determined, but will likely include dual use
research, plagiarised work, or papers with ethically questionable
content.
Our service administration team will review submissions according to the
guidelines defined by the GB. This will complement automated services
such as Crossref’s plagiarism detection service. Key issues will be
moderated prior to preprint posting, and post-moderation will be
possible based on reporting by users or other identification of
questionable content. OSF already offers a withdrawal mechanism for
inappropriate content. The service administration team will scale as
demand for The Commons increases to assure reliable, timely service.
Budget (spreadsheet and up to 1000 word
justification)
Provide a detailed annual project budget for 5 years of operation in a spreadsheet assuming the schedule of growth listed in Expected manuscript volumes. Provide a written justification of this budget in less than 1000 words.
Cost estimates presume continuing feature development of The Commons for
the five-year grant period. If the GB reduces feature development
requests and transitions service toward maintenance of the existing
feature set, then the budget for development staff would be renegotiated
yearly to reflect actual development needs. Likewise, budget estimates
for storage and use are based on the growth estimates provided in the
ASAPbio RFA. As a non-profit, mission-driven organization, COS is
committed to providing and maintaining The Commons at cost and
will employ transparent accounting for reporting and negotiating yearly
support. The same approach will guide transition to a distributed
sustaining finance model.