This page is your one-stop shop for uncovering the many resources for open science that are on the TOPS GitHub! Read on to learn more about how to use our GitHub, how to engage with TOPS and participate in the Year of Open Science, and identify resources to help you, your research team, and your organization get started with open science.
Depending on your level of interaction with TOPS and the TOPS GitHub, visitors to the site can be described as:
- A community member: anyone in the open science community who visits a TOPS site, utilizes TOPS online tools, or attends a TOPS event.
- A participant: anyone who posts a comment or poses a question in the GitHub Discussion Space, reports a site bug or requests a new resource in GitHub Issues, or attends a TOPS event and utilizes any virtual chat features during that event.
- A contributor: anyone who forks this GitHub repository and submits pull requests to make additions or changes to the posted content. If you wish to be a contributor, please read our contribution guidelines here.
Everyone reading this wiki is a community member, and we hope everyone will post comments and join discussions as a participant. Contributors are welcome, particularly to help find and point to other open science resources.
All community members must abide by the code of conduct when engaging with TOPS, either online or in-person.
The TOPS code of conduct can be found here. Responses to code of conduct violations on this GitHub are based on the level of impact, which is tied to where the violation took place–either a comment, discussion post, or in a pull request (PR) to the repository. Code of conduct violations for the GitHub will be addressed in the following manner:
- First code of conduct violation
- Participant: Comment removed + contacted by TOPS moderator
- Contributor: PR denied + contacted by TOPS moderator + banned from PRs for 90 days
- Second code of conduct violation
- Participant: Comment removed + contacted by TOPS moderator + ban for 90 days from space where offense occurred
- Contributor: PR denied + contacted by TOPS moderator + permanent ban from GitHub and other TOPS digital communication
- Third code of conduct violation
- Participant: Comment removed + contacted by TOPS moderator + permanent ban from all TOPS spaces
- Former Contributor: Contacted by TOPS moderator + permanent ban from all TOPS spaces
- Commit of Malicious Code
- Immediate and permanent ban from all TOPS spaces
- Threat of violence against an individual or group
- Immediate and permanent ban from all TOPS spaces
There are three, major ways to contribute to the TOPS GitHub.
- Ask a question, provide an answer, share your thoughts and contribute to brainstorming through Discussions. The GitHub discussion area is intended for general Q&A, asking for community stories and experiences, and beginning conversations on new or existing open science topics.
- To learn more about GitHub Discussions check out their documentation
- Suggest a change, addition, or deletion to what is already on the GitHub using Issues. Issues can be about any TOPS plans, timelines, and content.
- To learn more about GitHub Issues check out their documentation
- Become a contributor! Fork the repository and make commits to add resources and additional materials.
New to GitHub? Check out these getting started guides Getting Started with Git and GitHub: The Complete Beginner’s Guide and The Beginners Guide to Git and GitHub
The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. You can learn more about the mission on the main repository readme. General Q&A about open science, TOPS, and our programs can be found in out TOPS FAQ document.
TOPS has four areas of action to help us reach our goals. Use the list below to navigate to the resources and supporting materials for each area.
- Area 1: Engagement – Building community, publishing articles, appearing on podcasts, expanding knowledge about open science, integrating Open Science into themes at large-scale events and conferences.
- Access materials from our community forums
- Access materials from our community panels
- Read our outreach strategy
- Be inspired by open science stories
- Find us at conferences and read our publications
- Area 2: Capacity sharing – Producing online, free, open science curriculum, hosting workshops, events, cohorts, science team meetings, hackathons, and constructing multiple pathways to an Open Science Badge.
- Learn more about the TOPS open science curriculum
- Area 3: Incentives – Developing Open Science Badge/Certification and establishing high profile awards in support of open science research.
- Learn why TOPS will be using digital badges as part of the curriculum and how the badges will be implemented
- Area 4: Moving Towards Openness – Recognizing open science practices, holding open meetings, sharing hidden knowledge, and inclusive collaborations.
- Access a summary of all US federal action advancing open science and a timeline of the resulting policy actions
- Access a growing list of global actions supporting open science
- Find open science funding and job opportunities